Question

A ball is thrown upward from the top of a building at an angle of 30.0° to the horizontal and with

an initial speed of 20.0 m/s. The point of release is 45.0 m above the ground. Neglect air resistance.
(i) How long does it take for the ball to hit the ground?
(ii) Find the ball’s speed at impact.
(iii) Find the horizontal range of the stone.

Answer 1

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Step-by-step explanation:

Vertical position = 45 + 20 sin (30) t - 4.9 t^2

when it hits ground this = 0

0 = -4.9t^2 + 20 sin (30 ) t + 45

0 = -4.9t^2 + 10 t +45 = 0 solve for t =4.22 sec

max height is at t= - b/2a = 10/9.8 =1.02

use this value of 't' in the equation to calculate max height = 50.1 m

it has 4.22 - 1.02 to free fall = 3.2 seconds free fall

v = at = 9.81 * 3.2 = 31.39 m/s VERTICAL

it will also still have horizontal velocity = 20 cos 30 = 17.32 m/s

total velocity will be sqrt ( 31.39^2 + 17.32^2) = 35.85 m/s

Horizontal range = 20 cos 30 * t = 20 * cos 30 * 4.22 = 73.1 m