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3 years ago

Which statement about the horizontal distance covered by a projectile launched at an angle less than 90° is true?

Physics

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MArishka [77]3 years ago

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Answer:

Explanation:

mylen [45]3 years ago

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<h2>Answer: A</h2>

Explanation because the distance covered is equal time intervals is the same or equal.

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A mortar is like a small cannon that launches shells at steep angles. A mortar crew is positioned near the top of a steep hill.

Elena-2011 [213]

1) Distance down the hill: 1752 ft (534 m)

2) Time of flight of the shell: 12.9 s

3) Final speed: 326.8 ft/s (99.6 m/s)

Explanation:

The motion of the shell is a projectile motion, so we can analyze separately its vertical motion and its horizontal motion.

The vertical motion of the shell is a uniformly accelerated motion, so the vertical position is given by the following equation:

$y=(u sin \theta)t-\frac{1}{2}gt^2$ (1)

where:

$u sin \theta$ is the initial vertical velocity of the shell, with $u=156 ft/s$ and $\theta=49.0^{\circ}$

$g=32 ft/s^2$ is the acceleration of gravity

At the same time, the horizontal motion of the shell is a uniform motion, so the horizontal position of the shell at time t is given by the equation

$x=(ucos \theta)t$

where $u cos \theta$ is the initial horizontal velocity of the shell.

We can re-write this last equation as

$t=\frac{x}{u cos \theta}$ (1b)

And substituting into (1),

$y=xtan\theta -\frac{1}{2}gt^2$ (2)

where we have choosen the top of the hill (starting position of the shell) as origin (0,0).

We also know that the hill goes down with a slope of $\alpha=-41.0^{\circ}$ from the horizontal, so we can write the position (x,y) of the hill as

$y=x tan \alpha$ (3)

Therefore, the shell hits the slope of the hill when they have same x and y coordinates, so when (2)=(3):

$xtan\alpha = xtan \theta - \frac{1}{2}gt^2$

Substituting (1b) into this equation,

$xtan \alpha = x tan \theta - \frac{1}{2}g(\frac{x}{ucos \theta})^2\\x (tan \theta - tan \alpha)-\frac{g}{2u^2 cos^2 \theta} x^2=0\\x(tan \theta - tan \alpha-\frac{gx}{2u^2 cos^2 \theta})=0$

Which has 2 solutions:

x = 0 (origin)

and

$tan \theta - tan \alpha=\frac{gx}{2u^2 cos^2 \theta}=0\\x=(tan \theta - tan \alpha) \frac{2u^2 cos^2\theta}{g}=1322 ft$

So, the distance d down the hill at which the shell strikes the hill is

$d=\frac{x}{cos \alpha}=\frac{1322}{cos(-41.0^{\circ})}=1752 ft=534 m$

In order to find how long the mortar shell remain in the air, we can use the equation:

$t=\frac{x}{u cos \theta}$

where:

x = 1322 ft is the final position of the shell when it strikes the hill

$u=156 ft/s$ is the initial velocity of the shell

$\theta=49.0^{\circ}$ is the angle of projection of the shell

Substituting these values into the equation, we find the time of flight of the shell:

$t=\frac{1322}{(156)(cos 49^{\circ})}=12.9 s$

In order to find the final speed of the shell, we have to compute its horizontal and vertical velocity first.

The horizontal component of the velocity is constant and it is

$v_x = u cos \theta =(156)(cos 49^{\circ})=102.3 ft/s$

Instead, the vertical component of the velocity is given by

$v_y=usin \theta -gt$

And substituting at t = 12.9 s (time at which the shell strikes the hill),

$v_y=(156)(cos 49^{\circ})-(32)(12.9)=-310.4ft/s$

Therefore, the final speed of the shell is:

$v=\sqrt{v_x^2+v_y^2}=\sqrt{(102.3)^2+(-310.4)^2}=326.8 ft/s=99.6 m/s$

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3 years ago

A certain moving electron has a kinetic energy of 0.991 × 10−19 J. Calculate the speed necessary for the electron to have this e

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Answer: The speed necessary for the electron to have this energy is 466462 m/s

Explanation:

Kinetic energy is the energy posessed by an object by virtue of its motion.

$K.E=\frac{1mv^2}{2}$

K.E= kinetic energy = $0.991\times 10^{-19}J$

m= mass of an electron = $9.109\times 10^{-31}kg$

v= velocity of object = ?

Putting in the values in the equation:

$0.991\times 10^{-19}J=\frac{1\times 9.109\times 10^{-31}kg\times v^2}{2}$

$v=466462m/s$

The speed necessary for the electron to have this energy is 466462 m/s

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a) v= 0 m/s b) v= 6.86 m/s

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a) When the ball reaches to its highest point, under the influence of gravity, before starting to fall down, it momentarily comes to an stop (this is needed prior to change direction in any movement), so, applying the definition of acceleration, and replacing the acceleration a by g, we have:

vf = v₀ - g*t (1)

The minus sign means that the acceleration due to gravity is always downward, so if we assume that the positive direction is upwards it must be negative.

At the highest point, vf= 0.

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th = v₀/g

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