Question

A ball is kicked at an angle of 35° with the ground.a) What should be the initial velocity of the ball so that it hits a target that is 30 meters away at a height of 1.8 meters?b) What is the time for the ball to reach the target?

Answer 1

Answer:

a.18.5 m/s

b.1.98 s

Explanation:

We are given that

$\theta=35^{\circ}$

a.Let $v_0$ be the initial velocity of the ball.

Distance,x=30 m

Height,h=1.8 m

$v_x=v_0cos\theta=v_0cos35$

$v_y=v_0sin\theta=v_0sin35$

$x=v_0cos\theta\times t=v_0cos35\times t$

$t=\frac{30}{v_0cos35}$

$h=v_yt-\frac{1}{2}gt^2$

Substitute the values

$1.8=v_0sin35\frac{30}{v_0cos35}-\frac{1}{2}(9.8)(\frac{30}{v_0cso35})^2$

$1.8=30tan35-\frac{6574.6}{v^2_0}$

$\frac{6574.6}{v^2_0}=21-1.8=19.2$

$v^2_0=\frac{6574.6}{19.2}$

$v_0=\sqrt{\frac{6574.6}{19.2}}=18.5 m/s$

Initial velocity of the ball=18.5 m/s

b.Substitute the value then we get

$t=\frac{30}{18.5cos35}$

t=1.98 s

Hence, the time for the ball to reach the target=1.98 s