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A rock is tossed from a height of 2 meters at an initial velocity of 30 m/s at an angle of 20° with the ground. Write parametric equations to represent the path of the rock. (Show work)

Answer 1

x = 28.01t,

y = 10.26t - 4.9t^2 + 2

Explanation:

If we are given that an object is thrown with an initial velocity of say, v1 m / s at a height of h meters, at an angle of theta ( θ ), these parametric equations would be in the following format -

x = ( 30 cos 20° )( time ),

y = - 4.9t^2 + ( 30 cos 20° )( time ) + 2

To determine " ( 30 cos 20° )( time ) " you would do the following calculations -

( x = 30 * 0.93... = ( About ) 28.01t

This represents our horizontal distance, respectively the vertical distance should be the following -

y = 30 * 0.34 - 4.9t^2,

( y = ( About ) 10.26t - 4.9t^2 + 2

In other words, our solution should be,

x = 28.01t,

y = 10.26t - 4.9t^2 + 2

These are are parametric equations