A Woman Stands on the Edge of a Cliff and Throws

question 9

Multiple Choice

A woman stands on the edge of a cliff and throws a stone vertically downward with an initial speed of 10 m/s. The instant before the stone hits the ground below, it has 450 J of kinetic energy. If she were to throw the stone horizontally outward from the cliff with the same initial speed of 10 m/s, how much kinetic energy would it have just before it hits the ground?

• A)50 J
• B)100 J
• C)450 J
• D)800 J
• E)950 J

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