Questions: 3. If your friend drops a chocolate bar to you from a height of 5.0 m above your hands, (a) How long would it take you to catch it? Use Eq. 2. height = 5.0 m initial (0, ? ) h = V1 t + 1 / 2 g = 9.8 m / s^2 t = sqrt(2 h / 9) t = sqrt(2 * 5.0 m) / 9.8 m / s^2 ≈ 1.0102 s t = sqrt(1.8 / 9 .8) t = sqrt(1.0204) (b) With what speed will the chocolate bar strike your hands? Use Eq. 3. g = 9.8 m / s^2 ≈ 1.0102 s h = 5.0 m v = g t → 9.9 m / s^2 × 1.01025 ≈ 9.8996 mb (c) In the previous part, what would the speed equal if you had incorrectly used Eq. 1 instead? (d) Why is using Eq. 1 incorrect in this problem?

3. If your friend drops a chocolate bar to you from a height of 5.0 m above your hands, (a) How long would it take you to catch it? Use Eq. 2.

height = 5.0 m
initial (0, ? )
h = V1 t + 1 / 2
g = 9.8 m / s^2
t = sqrt(2 h / 9)
t = sqrt(2 * 5.0 m) / 9.8 m / s^2
≈ 1.0102 s
t = sqrt(1.8 / 9 .8)  t = sqrt(1.0204)

(b) With what speed will the chocolate bar strike your hands? Use Eq. 3.

g = 9.8 m / s^2 ≈ 1.0102 s
h = 5.0 m
v = g t → 9.9 m / s^2 × 1.01025
≈ 9.8996 mb

(c) In the previous part, what would the speed equal if you had incorrectly used Eq. 1 instead? 

(d) Why is using Eq. 1 incorrect in this problem?
Transcript text: 3. If your friend drops a chocolate bar to you from a height of 5.0 m above your hands, (a) How long would it take you to catch it? Use Eq. 2. \[ \begin{array}{l} \text { height }=5.0 \mathrm{~m} \\ \text { initial }(0, \text { ? }) \\ h=V_{1} t+1 / 2 \\ g=9.8 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}^{2} \\ t=\sqrt{\frac{2 h}{9}} \\ t=\frac{\sqrt{2 \times 5.0 \mathrm{~m}}}{9.8 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}^{2}} \\ \approx 1.0102 \mathrm{~s} \\ t=\sqrt{\frac{1.8}{9} .8} \quad t=\sqrt{1.0204} \end{array} \] (b) With what speed will the chocolate bar strike your hands? Use Eq. 3. \[ \begin{array}{l} g=9.8 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}^{2} \approx 1.0102 \mathrm{~s} \\ h=5.0 \mathrm{~m} \\ v=g t \rightarrow 9.9 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}^{2} \times 1.01025 \\ \approx 9.8996 \mathrm{mb} \end{array} \] (c) In the previous part, what would the speed equal if you had incorrectly used Eq. 1 instead? (d) Why is using Eq. 1 incorrect in this problem?
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Solution Steps

Step 1: Calculate the Time to Catch the Chocolate Bar

To find the time it takes for the chocolate bar to fall 5.0 m, we use the equation for free fall:

\[ t = \sqrt{\frac{2h}{g}} \]

Substitute \( h = 5.0 \, \text{m} \) and \( g = 9.8 \, \text{m/s}^2 \):

\[ t = \sqrt{\frac{2 \times 5.0}{9.8}} = \sqrt{\frac{10.0}{9.8}} \approx \sqrt{1.0204} \approx 1.0102 \, \text{s} \]

Step 2: Calculate the Speed at Impact

To find the speed at which the chocolate bar strikes your hands, use the equation:

\[ v = gt \]

Substitute \( g = 9.8 \, \text{m/s}^2 \) and \( t = 1.0102 \, \text{s} \):

\[ v = 9.8 \times 1.0102 \approx 9.8996 \, \text{m/s} \]

Step 3: Incorrect Use of Equation 1

Equation 1 is not provided, but typically, if an incorrect equation is used, it might not account for the correct physics of free fall. Without the specific equation, we cannot calculate the incorrect speed.

Final Answer

(a) The time to catch the chocolate bar is \(\boxed{1.0102 \, \text{s}}\).

(b) The speed at which the chocolate bar strikes your hands is \(\boxed{9.8996 \, \text{m/s}}\).

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