Projectile motion in two dimensions cannot be determined by breaking the problem into two connected one-dimensional problems.
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Answer:
θ = 12.60°
Explanation:
In order to calculate the angle below the horizontal for the velocity of the hockey puck, you need to calculate both x and y component of the velocity of the puck, and also you need to use the following formula:
(1)
θ: angle below he horizontal
vy: y component of the velocity just after the puck hits the ground
vx: x component of the velocity
The x component of the velocity is constant in the complete trajectory and is calculated by using the following formula:
vo: initial velocity = 28.0 m/s
The y component is calculated with the following equation:
(2)
voy: vertical component of the initial velocity = 0m/s
g: gravitational acceleration = 9.8 m/s^2
y: height
You solve the equation (2) for vy and replace the values of the parameters:
Finally, you use the equation (1) to find the angle:
The angle below the horizontal is 12.60°