Question

A bullet is fired with a velocity of 100 m/s from the ground at an angle of 60° with the horizontal. Calculate the horizontal range covered by the bullet. Also calculate the maximum height attained.

Answer 1

1) The horizontal range of the bullet is 884 m

2) The maximum height attained by the bullet is 383 m

Explanation:

1)

The motion of the bullet is a projectile motion, which consists of two separate motions:  

- A uniform motion (constant velocity) along the horizontal direction  

- A uniformly accelerated motion, with constant acceleration (acceleration of gravity) in the downward direction  

From the equation of motions along the x- and y- directions, it is possible to find an expression for the horizontal range covered by a projectile, and it is:

$d=\frac{u^2 sin 2\theta}{g}$

where

u is the initial speed of the projectile

$\theta$ is the angle of projection

$g=9.8 m/s^2$ is the acceleration of gravity

For the bullet in the problem, we have

u = 100 m/s (initial speed)

$\theta=60^{\circ}$ (angle)

Solving the equation, we find the horizontal range:

$d=\frac{(100)^2sin(2\cdot 60^{\circ})}{9.8}=884 m$

2)

To find the maximum height, we have to analyze the vertical motion of the bullet. We can do it by using the following suvat equation:

$v_y^2 - u_y^2 = 2as$

where

$v_y$ is the vertical velocity of the bullet after having covered a vertical displacement of $s$

$u_y$ is the initial vertical velocity

$a =-g=$ is the acceleration (negative, since it points downward)

The vertical component of the initial velocity is given by

$u_y = u sin\theta$

Also, the maximum height s is reached when the vertical velocity becomes zero,

$v_y =0$

Substituting into the equation and re-arranging for s, we find the maximum height:

$s=\frac{u^2 sin^2 \theta}{2g}=\frac{(100)^2(sin 60^{\circ})^2}{2(9.8)}=383 m$

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