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Homework Statement
I am reviewing for my midterm and I just want to quickly understand a concept. It seems that velocity does not depend on the original reference frame. For example, let's say spider man is standing on the ground next to a 78.4 meter tall building, and it is known that if he shoots a web, it will reach the top of the building in 3 seconds. Now let's assume that he falls off of the building and shoots the web after falling for one second. It takes a total of four seconds for spiderman to land. According to the solutions to the practice midterm, the web will still reach the roof in three seconds. I don't understand this. First of all, why is the distance that is covered 78.4 meters, and not the displacement of spiderman after one second? Secondly, wouldn't it take longer for the web to reach the ledge, given that SpiderMan is initially moving downward?
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