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Refer to diagram 2 Two children are playing a game in which they attempt to hit

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Question

Refer to diagram 2 Two children are playing a game in which they attempt to hit a small box on the floor using a spring-loaded marble gun fastened to the edge of a horizontal table. The box is d = 1.65 m from the base of the table, and the marble is fired horizontally. The first child compresses the spring distance 3.32 cm, and the marble falls short by 7.34 cm. Find the distance, in cm, that the second child should compress the spring so the marble falls into the box.

Diagram 2 Spring gun Table box

Explanation / Answer

here,

d = 1.65 m

spring distance , x = 3.32 cm

height , h = 7.34 cm

as all the conditions are same for the seccond child too

so, the distance in cm taht the seccond child should compress the spring is 3.32 cm