8. A car travels from Town A to Town B on one road at different speeds and stops at red lights. If you know the distance between
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Answer:
The velocity
Explanation:
The difference between speed and velocity is the following:
- Speed is defined as the ratio between the total distance covered by an object and the time taken:
and it is a scalar.
In this problem, we cannot calculate the speed of the car, because we don't know exactly what is the distance covered by the car (we only know the distance between town A and town B, but we don't know if the car has travelled on a straight path or not, so we don't know the distance it has covered)
- Velocity is defined as the ratio between the displacement and the time taken:
(note that velocity is a vector)
Displacement is the shortest distance (straight line) between the final and the initial point of the motion: in this case, it corresponds to the distance between town A and town B, which we know. Since we also know the time of the trip, this means that we can calculate the velocity of the car.
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Answer:
y = 17 m
Explanation:
For this projectile launch exercise, let's write the equation of position
x = v₀ₓ t
y = t - ½ g t²
let's substitute
45 = v₀ cos θ t
10 = v₀ sin θ t - ½ 9.8 t²
the maximum height the ball can reach where the vertical velocity is zero
v_{y} = v_{oy} - gt
0 = v₀ sin θ - gt
0 = v₀ sin θ - 9.8 t
Let's write our system of equations
45 = v₀ cos θ t
10 = v₀ sin θ t - ½ 9.8 t²
0 = v₀ sin θ - 9.8 t
We have a system of three equations with three unknowns for which it can be solved.
Let's use the last two
v₀ sin θ = 9.8 t
we substitute
10 = (9.8 t) t - ½ 9.8 t2
10 = ½ 9.8 t2
10 = 4.9 t2
t = √ (10 / 4.9)
t = 1,429 s
Now let's use the first equation and the last one
45 = v₀ cos θ t
0 = v₀ sin θ - 9.8 t
9.8 t = v₀ sin θ
45 / t = v₀ cos θ
we divide
9.8t / (45 / t) = tan θ
tan θ = 9.8 t² / 45
θ = tan⁻¹ ( 9.8 t² / 45 )
θ = tan⁻¹ (0.4447)
θ = 24º
Now we can calculate the maximum height
v_y² = - 2 g y
vy = 0
y = v_{oy}^2 / 2g
y = (20 sin 24)²/2 9.8
y = 3,376 m
the other angle that gives the same result is
θ‘= 90 - θ
θ' = 90 -24
θ'= 66'
for this angle the maximum height is
y = v_{oy}^2 / 2g
y = (20 sin 66)²/2 9.8
y = 17 m
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