Question #6417118Single Choice

Physics

Question

As shown in the figure, a person starts running from a distance of from the right edge of a platform with a constant acceleration towards the edge. After leaving the platform, the person lands exactly at the center of the bottom of a truck's carriage. The vertical height from the right edge of the platform to the bottom of the truck's carriage is , and the horizontal distance from the edge of the platform to the center of the carriage is . Assuming , what is the initial velocity of the person when they leave the platform?

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Options

A
    20 m/s
B
    2 m/s
C
    0.6 m/s
D
    6 m/s

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