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projectile problem find distance, original velocity, how high did it go?

1.A projectile is shot at an angle of 25 degree. The time of flight for the projectile is 48.4s. What is the horizontal distance of the shot?

2.A ball is thrown at an angle of 43 degree to the horizontal. It travels a distance of 75 m in 2.3 s. (a) What was its original velocity? (b) How high did it go?

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  • TomV
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
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    1)

    Vm = muzzle velocity

    Vh = Vm*cos(25)

    Vvo = Vm*sin(25)

    Tf = flight time = 48.4

    t = time to climb to maximum altitude = flight time/2 = 48.4/2 = 24.2

    Vv(t) = Vvo - gt = Vm*sin(25) - 9.8(24.2) => Vm = 561.2 m/s

    Vh = Vm*cos(25) = 561.2*cos(25) = 508.6 m/s

    Dh = VhTf = 508.6*48.4 = 24616 meters

    2)

    V = original velocity of ball

    Vh = horizontal velocity of ball = Vcos43

    Vvo = original vertical velocity of ball = Vsin43

    Tf = flight time of ball = 2.3 sec

    Df = flight distance of ball = 75 m

    D = Vh*Tf = 75

    Vh = Vcos43 = 75/2.3

    a) V = 75/(2.3cos43) = 44.6 m/sec

    b) V^2 - Vo^2 = 2ad

    V = 0

    Vo = Vvo = Vsin43

    a = -g = -9.8

    d = H = maximum height of the ball

    0 - (V*sin43)^2 = 2*(-9.8)H

    H = (44.6*sin43)^2/(2*9.8) = 47.2 m

  • ?
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    enable the preliminary velocity be v0. The vertical area of which would be v0y = v0*cos? The projectile vertical velocity is vy(t) = v0y - g*t The projectile ascends till its vertical velocity is 0, so the ascent time is t = v0y/g the descent time is a similar, so complete flight time is T = 2*v0y/g you're given T (12.5 s), so clean up for v0y: v0y = T*g/2 you at present have the vertical velocity element, and you will discover the entire preliminary velocity from the eq v0y = v0*cos? (you're given ?) the gap it travels is the horizontal velocity element cases the flight time. The horizontal velocity element is v0x = v0*sin? D = v0x*T = v0*sin?*T (you have already calculated v0. The vertical distance traveled is ymax = v0y*ta - 0.5*g*ta² t is the ascent time calculated till now, ta = v0y/g ymax =0.5* v0y²/g

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