A ship is sailing westward at 8m/s While trying to fix a bolt at the top o the mast, - Physics - Motion In A Straight Line

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A ship is sailing westward at 8m/s While trying to fix a bolt at
the top o the mast, a sailor drops the bolt If the mast of the ship
is 19 6m high, where does the bolt hit the deck (Ans:16m)

Sakshi Kanwar · Accepted Answer

Dear Student
A ship is sailing westward with velocity 8ms-1 and sailor drops the bolt from height=19
6mthan it means that the vertical velocity=0ms-1H=ut+1/2gt219
6=1/2×9
8×t2t2=4 so t=2secSo horizontal range=horizontal velocity×time=8×2=16m Hope this information will clear your doubts about topic
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A ship is sailing westward at 8m/s. While trying to fix a bolt at the top o the mast, a sailor drops the bolt If the mast of the ship is 19.6m high, where does the bolt hit the deck. (Ans:16m)