how fast in mph is the kitten traveling at impact

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firefighters respond to a call to rescue a kitten stranded on the top of a tree. just as the rescuer was about to grab the kitten it jumped falling to the ground 100 feet below. How fast in mph was the kitten traveling at impact

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Explanation & Answer

Distance travelled=100 ft

Speed of fall=√(2gh)

  =√(2*32.17*100)

  =80.21 ft/s

Now, 80.21 ft/s=54.69 mph



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