A bolt is dropped from a bridge under construction, falling 94 m to the valley below the bridge. (a) how much time does it take
to pass through the last 26 % of its fall? what is its speed (b) when it begins that last 26 % of its fall and (c) just before it reaches the ground?
1 answer:
Refer to the diagram shown below.
When the bolt is dropped at a height of 94 m, its initial velocity, V, is zero.
The last 26% of its fall is at a height of 0.26*94 = 24.4 m.
At that time, the bolt has fallen by 94 - 24.4 = 69.56 m.
The time, t, for the bolt to fall a known distance obeys the equation
s = Vt + (1/2)gt²,
where
s = 69.56 m, vertical distance traveled, and
g = acceleration due to gravity.
Therefore
69.56 = 0 + (1/2)*9.8*t²
t² = (69.56*2)/9.8
t = 3.7677 s
The total time, T, to fall 94 m is given by
94 = (1/2)*9.8*T^2
T² = 19.1837
T = 4.38 s
The time taken to pass through the last 26% of its fall is
T - t = 4.38 - 3.7677 = 0.6122 s
The speed after falling 69.56 m is given by
V₁ = 0 + g*t = 36.9235 m/s
The speed with which the bolt strikes the ground is given by
V₂ = 0 +g*T = 9.8*4.38 = 42.924 m/s
Answer:
(a) The bolt takes 0.6122 s to pass through the last 26% of its fall.
(b) When the bolt begins the last 26% of its fall, its speed is 36.92 m/s (nearest hundredth).
(c) Just before it strikes the ground, the speed of the bolt is 42.94 m/s (nearest hundredth).
When the bolt is dropped at a height of 94 m, its initial velocity, V, is zero.
The last 26% of its fall is at a height of 0.26*94 = 24.4 m.
At that time, the bolt has fallen by 94 - 24.4 = 69.56 m.
The time, t, for the bolt to fall a known distance obeys the equation
s = Vt + (1/2)gt²,
where
s = 69.56 m, vertical distance traveled, and
g = acceleration due to gravity.
Therefore
69.56 = 0 + (1/2)*9.8*t²
t² = (69.56*2)/9.8
t = 3.7677 s
The total time, T, to fall 94 m is given by
94 = (1/2)*9.8*T^2
T² = 19.1837
T = 4.38 s
The time taken to pass through the last 26% of its fall is
T - t = 4.38 - 3.7677 = 0.6122 s
The speed after falling 69.56 m is given by
V₁ = 0 + g*t = 36.9235 m/s
The speed with which the bolt strikes the ground is given by
V₂ = 0 +g*T = 9.8*4.38 = 42.924 m/s
Answer:
(a) The bolt takes 0.6122 s to pass through the last 26% of its fall.
(b) When the bolt begins the last 26% of its fall, its speed is 36.92 m/s (nearest hundredth).
(c) Just before it strikes the ground, the speed of the bolt is 42.94 m/s (nearest hundredth).
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