Question

A physics major builds a potato gun and tests it in an open field. He launches a potato with a velocity of 12 m/s at an angle of 30 degrees. The potato is found 60m from the lauch site. What was the maximum height the potato reached?

Answer 1

The maximum height the potato reached is approximately 1.47 meters.

Step-by-step explanation:

In order to find the maximum height the potato reached, we can use the formula for the vertical component of projectile motion.

The formula is:

maximum height = (initial velocity squared * sin^2(angle)) / (2 * acceleration due to gravity)

Plugging in the values, we have:

maximum height = (12^2 * sin^2(30)) / (2 * 9.8) ≈ 1.47 meters