Answer:
We can think the water stream as a solid object that is fired.
The distance between the fireperson and the building is 50m. (i consider that the position of the fireperson is our position = 0)
The angle is 30 above the horizontal. (yo wrote 300, but this has no sense because 300° implies that he is pointing to the ground).
The initial speed of the stream is 40m/s.
First, using the fact that:
x = R*cos(θ)
y = R*sin(θ)
in this case R = 40m/s and θ = 30°
We can use the above relation to find the components of the velocity:
Vx = 40m/s*cos(30°) = 34.64m/s
Vy = 20m/s.
First step:
We want to find the time needed to the stream to hit the buildin.
The horizontal speed is 34.64m/s and the distance to the wall is 50m
So we want that:
34.64m/s*t = 50m
t = 50m/(34.64m/s) = 1.44 seconds.
Now we need to calculate the height of the stream at t = 1.44s
Second step:
The only force acting on the water is the gravitational one, so the acceleration of the stream is:
a(t) = -g.
g = -9.8m/s^2
For the speed, we integrate over time and we get:
v(t) = -g*t + v0
where v0 is the initial speed: v0 = 20m/s.
The velocity equation is:
v(t) = -g*t + 20m/s.
For the position, we integrate again over time:
p(t) = -(1/2)*g*t^2 + 20m/s*t + p0
p0 is the initial height of the stream, this data is not known.
Now, the height at the time t = 1.44s is
p(1.44s) = -5.9m/s^2*(1.44s)^2 + 20m/s*1.44s + po
= 16.57m + p0
So the height at wich the stream hits the building is 16.57 meters above the initial height of the fire hose.
