Question

A projectile is launched in the horizontal direction. It travels 2.050 m horizontally while it falls 0.450 m vertically, and it then strikes the floor. How long is the projectile in the air

Answer 1

0.303s

Step-by-step explanation:

horizontal distance travel = 2.050 m, vertical distance travel = 0.45 m

Using equation of linear motion

Sy = Uy t + 1/2 gt² Uy is the inital vertical component of the velocity, t is the time taken for the vertical motion in seconds, and S is the vertical distance traveled, taken downward vertical motion as negative

-0.45 = 0 - 0.5 × 9.81×t²

0.45 / (0.5 × 9.81) = t²

t = √0.0917 = 0.303 s