Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)

Published by Pearson
ISBN 10: 0-32190-308-0
ISBN 13: 978-0-32190-308-2

Chapter 1 - Introduction to Physics - Problems and Conceptual Exercises - Page 16: 45

Answer

$3.05~m$ above the water with a speed of $5.144~m/s$.

Work Step by Step

See conversion factors (inside front cover). $1~ft=0.305~m$. So: $10~ft=10\times0.305~m=3.05~m$ $1~nautical~mile=1.852~km$, $1~km=1000~m$ $1~h=3600~s$ and $1~knot=1~nautical~mile/h$. So, $10~knot=(10~nautical~mile/h)(\frac{1.852~km}{1~nautical~mile})(\frac{1000~m}{1~km})(\frac{1~h}{3600~s})=5.144~m/s$.
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