Common terns hover in a stationary position over the ocean watching for a tasty fish. When...

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Common terns hover in a stationary position over the oceanwatching for a tasty fish. When they see one, they immediately stoptheir wings and simply free-fall into the ocean to catch the fish.Calculate how long a fish near the surface has to move away afterthe instant a tern sees it from a height of 3 m above the surface.Repeat Problem above, but now include air resistance. Assume a ballof 3 cm radius with an average density of 4400 kg/m 3 , a densityof air of 1.3 kg/m 3 , and a value of C = 1.

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