A cat jumps off a building 10m with a velocity of 5m/s. How far from the building will it land?

Question

The building is 10m tall

Answer 1

Step 1: find the time it takes for gravity to pull the cat 10m to the ground.  

Acceleration due to gravity: 9.8 meters/second/second.  

For this problem I'll round it off to10 m/s/s.  (This, you should have memorized).

Basic formula:

x = 1/2 * a * t^2

(this you can look up or memorize for your tests)

10 = 1/2 * 10 * t^2

2 = t^2

1.414 = t

So, it takes 1.4 seconds to reach the ground.

Step 2: multiply the time by the horizontal velocity

1.4 * 5 = 7 meters.

(Step 3: Multiply the distance * $100 to determine the veteranarian bill for the severely wounded cat.  Poor kitty!)

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Answer 2

Its hard to tell by the info given.

Answer 3

jumps in which direction?

Answer 4

you cannot calculate from the information given

Answer 5

it all depends how hard it pushed itself away from the building, if it had legs as strong as supermans, it could land hundreds of miles away.

you forgot a vital piece of info.