The distance you free-fall from rest is D = (1/2) (g) (T²) <== memorize this
Height of the platform = (1/2) (9.8 m/s²) (2.4 sec)²
Height = (4.9 m/s²) (5.76 s²)
Height = (4.9/5.76) meters
Height = 28.2 meters (a VERY high platform ... about 93 ft off the water !)
Without air-resistance, your horizontal speed doesn't change. It's constant. Traveling 3.1 m/s for 2.4 sec, you cover (3.1 m/s x 2/4 s) = 7.4 m horizontally.
Answer:
Explanation:
Using the formula for calculating range expressed as;
R = U√2H/g
U is the speed = 300m/s
H is the maximum height = 78.4m
g is the acceleration due to gravity = 9.8m/s²
Substitute into the fromula;
R = 300√2(78.4)/9.8
R = 300 √(16)
R = 300*4
R = 1200m
Hence the projectile travelled 1200m before hitting the ground
