Density is a measure of an object's _____ per unit _____.
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(a) 29.8 m/s
To solve this problem, we start by analyze the vertical motion first. This is a free fall motion, so we can use the following suvat equation:
where, taking upward as positive direction:
is the final vertical velocity
is the initial vertical velocity (zero because the pebble is launched horizontally)
is the acceleration of gravity
s = -25.0 m is the displacement
Solving for vy,
(downward, so we take the negative solution)
The pebble also have a horizontal component of the velocity, which remains constant during the whole motion, so it is
So, the final speed of the pebble as it strikes the ground is
(b) 29.8 m/s
In this case, the pebble is launched straight up, so its initial vertical velocity is
So we can find the final vertical velocity using the same suvat equation as before:
(downward, so we take the negative solution)
The horizontal speed instead is zero, since the pebble is initially launched vertically, so the final speed is just equal to the magnitude of the vertical velocity:
v = 29.8 m/s
(c) 29.8 m/s
This case is similarly to the previous one: the only difference here is that the pebble is launched straight down instead than up, therefore
Using again the same suvat equation:
(downward, so we take the negative solution)
As before, the horizontal speed instead is zero, since the pebble is initially launched vertically, so the final speed is just equal to the magnitude of the vertical velocity:
v = 29.8 m/s
We notice that the final value of the speed is always the same in all the three parts, so it does not depend on the direction of launching. This is due to the law of conservation of energy: in fact, the initial mechanical energy of the pebble (kinetic+potential) is the same in all three cases (because the height h does not change, and the speed v does not change either), and the kinetic energy gained during the fall is also the same (since the pebble falls the same distance in all 3 cases), therefore the final speed must also be the same.
Answer:
a) The maximum height reached by the projectile is 558 m.
b) The projectile was 21.3 s in the air.
Explanation:
The position and velocity of the projectile at any time "t" is given by the following vectors:
r = (x0 + v0 · t · cos α, y0 + v0 · t · sin α + 1/2 · g · t²)
v = (v0 · cos α, v0 · sin α + g · t)
Where:
r = position vector at time "t"
x0 = initial horizontal position
v0 = initial velocity
t = time
α = launching angle
y0 = initial vertical position
g = acceleration due to gravity (-9.80 m/s² considering the upward direction as positive).
v = velocity vector at time t
a) Notice in the figure that at maximum height the velocity vector is horizontal. That means that the y-component of the velocity (vy) at that time is 0. Using this, we can find the time at which the projectile is at maximum height:
vy = v0 · sin α + g · t
0 = 175 m/s · sin 36.7° - 9.80 m/s² · t
- 175 m/s · sin 36.7° / - 9.80 m/s² = t
t = 10.7 s
Now, we have to find the magnitude of the y-component of the vector position at that time to obtain the maximum height (In the figure, the vector position at t = 10.7 s is r1 and its y-component is r1y).
Notice in the figure that the frame of reference is located at the launching point, so that y0 = 0.
y = y0 + v0 · t · sin α + 1/2 · g · t²
y = 175 m/s · 10.7 s · sin 36.7° - 1/2 · 9.8 m/s² · (10.7 s)²
y = 558 m
The maximum height reached by the projectile is 558 m
b) Since the motion of the projectile is parabolic and the acceleration is the same during all the trajectory, the time of flight will be twice the time it takes the projectile to reach the maximum height. Then, the time of flight of the projectile will be (2 · 10.7 s) 21.4 s. However, let´s calculate it using the equation for the position of the projectile.
We know that at final time the y-component of the vector position (r final in the figure) is 0 (because the vector is horizontal, see figure). Then:
y = y0 + v0 · t · sin α + 1/2 · g · t²
0 = 175 m/s · t · sin 36.7° - 1/2 · 9.8 m/s² · t²
0 = t (175 m/s · sin 36.7 - 1/2 · 9.8 m/s² · t)
0 = 175 m/s · sin 36.7 - 1/2 · 9.8 m/s² · t
- 175 m/s · sin 36.7 / -(1/2 · 9.8 m/s²) = t
t = 21.3 s
The projectile was 21.3 s in the air.
