Answer:
-92.33 (meaning the objects will not meet above the ground).
Explanation:
We can use the kinematic equation <em>displacement = initial velocity*time + 1/2*acceleration*time^2.</em>
We can plug in the known values of the 2 objects into the equation, where t is the time and x is the displacement:
x = 0*t + 1/2*(-9.8)*t^2+45
x = 8.5*t + 1/2*(-9.8)*t^2
We need to first solve for t to solve for x. Since both equations are equal to x, we can set them equal to each other and solve for t:
0*t + 1/2*(-9.8)*t^2+45 = 8.5*t + 1/2*(-9.8)*t^2
-4.9*t^2 +45 = 8.5*t + -4.9*t^2
45 = 8.5*t
t = 45/8.5 ≈5.294
Now, we can plug t as 5.294 into any of the equations above to solve for x:
x = 0*5.294 + 1/2*-9.8*(5.294)^2+45 ≈ -92.33
That means, the objects will not meet above the ground.
