We also have three velocities to worry about (or, more properly in this case, speeds, since their direction is of no concern, as long as they all point the way they are supposed to): Tarzan’s initial ...We also have three velocities to worry about (or, more properly in this case, speeds, since their direction is of no concern, as long as they all point the way they are supposed to): Tarzan’s initial velocity at the beginning of the swing, which we may call vtop; his velocity at the bottom of the swing, just before he grabs the explorer, which we may call vbot1, and his velocity just after he grabs the explorer, which we may call vbot2. (If you find those subscripts confusi…
