An archerfish, peering from just below the water surface, sees a grasshopper standing on a tree branch that's just above the wat
er. The archerfish spits a drop of water at the grasshopper and knocks it into the water. The grasshopper's initial position is 0.45 m above the water surface and 0.25 m horizontally away from the fish's mouth. The launch angle of the drop is 63° with respect to the water surface. Anticipating that the grasshopper would do this, the archerfish decides to spit the water at a higher speed but at the same launch angle (63°). At what speed should the archerfish spit the water for the drop to hit the grasshopper?
Answer:The specific heat capacity of water is 4,200 joules per kilogram per degree Celsius (J/kg°C). This means that it takes 4,200 J to raise the temperature of 1 kg of water by 1°C.
