True Story: Fire fighters responded to a call to rescue a small kitten stranded

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True Story: Fire fighters responded to a call to rescue a small kitten stranded on the top superstructure of bridge. Just bridge. Just as a rescuer was about to make the lifesaving grab", the kitten panicked and jumped, falling all the way to the grassy riverbank 100 feet below. as a rescuer was about to make the lifesaving "grab", the kitten panicked and How fast, n mies ptraelingat imact (It should be noted that the kitten survived the fall with no apparent injuries. He was subsequently adopted by the fire company and lives at the firehouse today. They named him "Thud."

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here by using the third equation of motion

v^2 - u^2 = 2 * a * s

u = 0 m/s

g = 9.8 m/s^2

s = 100 feet = 30.48 m

v^2 = 2 * 9.8 * 30.48

v = = 24.44 m/s = 56.67 miles/h

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