Horse · Estonian PhO 2007 #1

Physics · mechanics

Problem

A boy who is sitting on a tree branch wants to drop onto a horse that happens to be galloping by right under the tree. The horse is moving at a speed of v=\SI10m/sv = \SI{10}{m/s} and the branch is h=\SI3mh = \SI{3}{m} higher than the saddle. What does the horizontal distance between the saddle and the branch have to be at the moment when the boy lets go of the branch?

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