Question

A T-shirt is launched at an angle of 30° with an initial velocity of 25 m/s how long does it take to reach the peak? How long is it in the air for totally?

Answer 1

approximately 15.68 meters.

Step-by-step explanation:

Here is how;

First, let's calculate the time of flight for the t-shirt. We can use the vertical motion equation:

y = y0 + v0y * t - 0.5 * g * t^2

where:

y is the vertical displacement (27.7 m)

y0 is the initial vertical position (0 m)

v0y is the vertical component of the initial velocity (v0 * sin(theta))

g is the acceleration due to gravity (9.8 m/s^2)

t is the time of flight

Plugging in the values:

27.7 = 0 + (25.8 * sin(63.6°)) * t - 0.5 * 9.8 * t^2

Simplifying the equation, we get a quadratic equation:

4.9t^2 - (25.8 * sin(63.6°))t + 27.7 = 0

Solving this quadratic equation will give us the time of flight, t. Using the quadratic formula, we find that:

t ≈ 1.23 s

Now, let's find the horizontal displacement of the t-shirt using the horizontal motion equation:

x = x0 + v0x * t

where:

x is the horizontal displacement

x0 is the initial horizontal position (0 m)

v0x is the horizontal component of the initial velocity (v0 * cos(theta))

t is the time of flight

Plugging in the values:

x = 0 + (25.8 * cos(63.6°)) * 1.23

Calculating this:

x ≈ 14.92 m

The t-shirt falls short of reaching the person by the horizontal distance of:

Shortfall = 30.6 m - 14.92 m

Calculating this:

Shortfall ≈ 15.68 m

Therefore, the t-shirt will be approximately 15.68 meters short of reaching the person.

Answer 2

The launched angle θ = 30 degrees, the initial velocity Vo = 20 m/s, the initial horizontal velocity Vox= ?, the initial vertical velocity Voy = ?, the time of flight t = ? the maximum height h = ?

Vox = Vo * (cos of 30 degrees)

Voy = Vo * (sin of 30 degrees)

t = 2 * (Voy / g)

h = Voy * 0.5 t - 1/2 g * (0.5t)^2

I have given the equations for you to use, just plug – in the values and then solve in a step by step manner.