A bird is flying with a speed of 18.0 m/s over water when it accidentally drops a 2.00 kg fish. if the altitude of the bird is 5.40 m and friction is disregarded, what is thw speed of the fish when it hits the water?

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You can use the conservation of energy to solve this problem. PE=KE pe=kemgh=(1\2)mv^2cancel out the mgh=(1\2)v^22gh=v^2√(2gh)=v√(2*9.81*5.40)=VV=10.2931 m/s Hope that helps.:)

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