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title: "A cat chases a mouse across a \\(1.0 \\, \\text{m}\\) high table. The mouse steps out of the way, and the cat slides off the table and strikes the floor \\(2.2 \\, \\text{m}\\) from the edge of the table. When the cat slid off the table, what was its speed?"
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# A cat chases a mouse across a \(1.0 \, \text{m}\) high table. The mouse steps out of the way, and the cat slides off the table and strikes the floor \(2.2 \, \text{m}\) from the edge of the table. When the cat slid off the table, what was its speed?

A cat chases a mouse across a \(1.0 \, \text{m}\) high table. The mouse steps out of the way, and the cat slides off the table and strikes the floor \(2.2 \, \text{m}\) from the edge of the table. When the cat slid off the table, what was its speed?

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