Question

Mike is standing on the roof of a building looking at the roof of the neighboring building that is 15 meters away and 10 meters below him. He wants to throw a canister horizontally from one building to the other. His maximum throwing speed is 24.5 m/s. On this planet g is % of that on Earth. A. How long does it take the canister to reach the height of the neighboring building? B. How far does the canister travel horizontally in the time you got in part A? Does the canister make it to the other building? C. What is the velocity (magnitude and direction) of the canister after it has gone down 10m?

Answer 1

Part a)

`t = 1.65 s`

Part b)

`x = 40.4 m`

Since the distance of other building is 15 m so YES it can make it to other building

Part c)

`v = 27.3 m/s`

direction of velocity is given as

`[tex]\theta = 26.35 degree`

Step-by-step explanation:

Part a)

acceleration due to gravity on this planet is 3/4 times the gravity on earth

So the acceleration due to gravity on this new planet is given as

`a = (3)/(4)(9.81)`

`a = 7.36 m/s^2`

now the vertical displacement covered by the canister is given as

`y = 10 m`

now by kinematics we have

`y = (1)/(2)gt^2`

`10 = (1)/(2)(7.36)t^2`

`t = 1.65 s`

Part b)

Horizontal speed of the canister is given as

`v_x = 24.5 m/s`

now the distance moved by it

`x = v_x t`

`x = 24.5 (1.65)`

`x = 40.4 m`

Since the distance of other building is 15 m so YES it can make it to other building

Part c)

Final velocity in X direction will remains the same

`v_x = 24.5 m/s`

final velocity in Y direction

`v_y = v_i + at`

`v_y = 0 + (7.36)(1.65)`

`v_y = 12.14 m/s`

now magnitude of velocity is given as

`v = √(v_x^2 + v_y^2)`

`v = √(24.5^2 + 12.14^2)`

`v = 27.3 m/s`

direction of velocity is given as

`\theta = tan^(-1)(v_y)/(v_x)`

`\theta = tan^(-1)(12.14)/(24.5)`

`[tex]\theta = 26.35 degree`