A busy waitress slides a plate of apple pie along a counter to a hungry customer sitting near the end of the counter. The customer is not paying attention, and the plate slides off the counter horizontally at 0.84 m/s. The counter is 1.38 m high.
a. How long does it take the plate to fall to the floor?
b. How far from the base of the counter does the plate hit the floor?
c. What are the horizontal and vertical components of the plate's velocity just before it hits the floor?