Question

A baseball player throws a ball into the stands at 15.0 m/s and at an angle 45.0° above the horizontal. On its way down, the ball is caught by a spectator 4.10 m above the point where the ball was thrown. How much time did it take for the ball to reach the fan in the stands?

Answer 1

Time = 1.61 seconds

Step-by-step explanation:

Using the equation displacement of a trajectory motion in the y plane

Y = u t sin ů - ½gt²....equation 1 where

Y= vertical displacement =4.1

U = initial velocity = 15m/s

g = acc. Due to gravity = 10m/s

Ů = angle of trajectory = 45

t = time to reach fan on its way down

Sub into equ 1

4.1 = 15t sinů - ½ * 10t²

4.1 = 10.61t - 5t²

Solve using quadratic formula

t =[-B±( -B² -4AC)^½]/2A....equation 2

Where A = 5, B=10.61, C =4.1

Substitute A,B,C into equ2

t = (10.61±5.53)/10

t = 0.508seconds or 1.61seconds

Since it is on its way down t= 1.61 seconds