September 29, 2011
Projectiles Launched Horizontally

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A bear is at a local park, drowning his sorrows the way he knows best - by drinking a mug of honey.  Sad that his bear family has deserted him and that his bloodlust for humans has made him a fugitive, he slides the mug down the table in frustration.  The table is 0.9 meters high and the mug slides off the table horizontally with a speed of 4 m/s.  Determine how far away from the base of the table the mug hits the ground.

For full credit: list all the givens in the x and y direction, show the equations you started with, show all of your work, and circle your final answer with units.