A monkey is sitting at the top of a tree 20 m above ground level. A person standing on the ground wants to feed the monkey. He uses a bow and arrow to launch the food to the monkey. If the person knows that the monkey is going to drop from the tree at the same instant that the person launches the food, how should the person aim the arrow containing the food

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Bryce

Physics

16 April, 17:06

A monkey is sitting at the top of a tree 20 m above ground level. A person standing on the ground wants to feed the monkey. He uses a bow and arrow to launch the food to the monkey. If the person knows that the monkey is going to drop from the tree at the same instant that the person launches the food, how should the person aim the arrow containing the food

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Jamal Trevino · Answer 1

Aim directly at the monkey

Explanation:

Despite the mass differences, both the monkey and the food will experience the same acceleration hence while the food follows a projectile path, it will then fall and hit the monkey hence achieving the aim of feeding it. You don't need to aim below or above, aim it directly.