Question

A 0.27 kg rock is projected from the edge of the top of a building with an initial velocity of 11.7 m/s at an angle 58◦ above the horizontal. Due to gravity, the rock strikes the ground at a horizontal distance of 15.9 m from the base of the building.

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A 0.27 kg rock is projected from the edge of  the top of a building with an initial velocity of  11.7 m/s at an angle 58  above the horizontal. Due to gravity, the rock strikes the ground at  a horizontal distance of 15.9 m from the base  of the building.  How tall is the building? Assume the  ground is level and that the side of the building is vertical. The acceleration of gravity is  9.8 m/s

Answer:

Total height of the building =6.78 m

Explanation:

v = 11.7 m/s

Horizontal component of velocity = v x cos 58 = 11.7*cos 58 = 6.2 m/s

Total time of flight = Horizontal distance / Horizontal component of velocity = 15.9 / 6.2 = 2.56 sec.

Vertical component of velocity = v x sin 58 = 11.7 x sin 58 = 9.92 m/s

Time taken to reach maximum height = Vertical component of velocity / g = 9.92 / 9.81 = 1.01 sec.

Hence, Time taken to reach ground from maximum height = 2.56 - 1.01 = 1.55 sec.

Hence, Maximum height from ground = 0.5 x g x t^2 = 0.5 x 9.81 x 1.55^2 = 11.78 m

Maximum height from the top of building = 0.5 x 9.81 x 1.01^2 = 5 m

Hence, Total height of the building = 11.78 m - 5 m = 6.78 m