Answer to Question #15413 in Mechanics | Relativity for yankees

Question

You are riding your bike in a straight line with a speed of . You accidentally drop your calculator out of your backpack from a height of above the ground. When it hits the ground, where is the calculator in relation to the position of your backpack?

Answer 1

The time required the calculator to fall down onto the ground from the height of H is

T = √(2H/g).

Meanwhile the backpack moves

D = VT = V√(2H/g).