(Solved): In 1780, in what is now referred to as "Brady's Leap," Captain Sam Brady of the U.S. Continental Arm ...

In 1780, in what is now referred to as "Brady's Leap," Captain Sam Brady of the U.S. Continental Army escaped certain death from his enemies by running over the edge of the cliff above Ohio's Cuyahoga River in ( Eigure 1). which is confined at that spot to a gorge. He landed safely on the far side of the river. It was reported that he leapt

across while falling 20 ft (

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Request Answer Part B The world-record time for the 100 m dash is approximately 10 s . Given this, is it reasonable to expect Brady to be able to run fast enough to achieve Brady's leap? No, the obtained speed is greater than the world-record. No, the obtained speed is almost equal to the world-record Yes, the obtained speed is less than the world-record. Yes, the obtained speed is almost equal to the world-record.