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  1. A diver jumps with an initial speed of 1.47 m/s and enters the water at 5.652 m/s. What height did she jump from?

    m

  2. A 78.6 kg diver jumps from a height of 2.34 m with an initial speed of 1.87 m/s. What is his speed entering the water?

    m/s

  3. A 1354 kg vehicle traveling at the speed limit (50 mph) spots an accident after coming around a corner, hits the brakes, and manages to stop just before it would have hit. If the car had been speeding by 23.6 mph, how fast would it have been going when it hit the existing accident?

    mph

  4. A 1190 kg vehicle traveling at the speed limit (55 mph) spots an accident after coming around a corner, hits the brakes, and manages to stop just before it would have hit. If the car had been speeding by 13 mph, how fast would it have been going when it hit the existing accident?

    mph

  5. The driver of a car traveling at 29.1 mph above the speed limit spots an accident after coming around a corner, hits the brakes, but still hits at 61.29 mph. Had the car not been speeding, under the same braking conditions it would have stopped just before hitting. What is the speed limit?

    mph

  6. The driver of a car traveling at 21.2 mph above the speed limit spots an accident after coming around a corner, hits the brakes, but still hits at 58.45 mph. Had the car not been speeding, under the same braking conditions it would have stopped just before hitting. What is the speed limit?

    mph