A coin on a table is given an initial horizontal velocity such that it ultimately leaves the

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A coin on a table is given an initial horizontal velocity such that it ultimately leaves the end of the table and hits the floor. At the instant the coin leaves the end of the table, a ball is released from the same height and falls to the floor. Explain why the two objects hit the floor simultaneously, even though the coin has an initial velocity.
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Vector Mechanics for Engineers Statics and Dynamics

ISBN: 978-0073212227

8th Edition

Authors: Ferdinand Beer, E. Russell Johnston, Jr., Elliot Eisenberg, William Clausen, David Mazurek, Phillip Cornwell

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