Sallys physical education teacher timed her run and recorded the time and distance in the table below. What is her average speed
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Answer:
94.13 ft/s
Explanation:
<u>Given:</u>
= time interval in which the rock hits the opponent = 10 s - 5 s = 5 s
= distance to be moved by the rock long the horizontal = 98 yards
= displacement to be moved by the rock during the time of flight along the vertical = 0 yard
<u>Assume:</u>
= magnitude of initial velocity of the rock
= angle of the initial velocity with the horizontal.
For the motion of the rock along the vertical during the time of flight, the rock has a constant acceleration in the vertically downward direction.
Now the rock has zero acceleration along the horizontal. This means it has a constant velocity along the horizontal during the time of flight.
On dividing equation (1) by (2), we have
Now, putting this value in equation (2), we have
Hence, the initial velocity of the rock must a magnitude of 94.13 ft/s to hit the opponent exactly at 98 yards.