I'm not sure I completely understand the expression you want evaluated.
It looks like a fraction with the same exact thing in both the numerator and the denominator. A fraction like that always boils down to ' 1 '.
I would make the ramp flatter. In doing so the ramp would have to be longer.
Part A. For this part, we use two equations for linear
motion:
<span>y = y0 + v0 t + 0.5 g t^2 --->
1</span>
<span>vf = v0 + g t --->
2</span>
First we solve for t using equation 1: y0 = 0 (initial
point at top), y = 250 m, v0 = 0 (at rest)
250 = 0.5 (9.8) t^2
t = 7.143 s
Now we solve for final velocity vf using equation 2:
vf = g t
vf = 9.8 (7.143)
vf = 70 m/s
Part B. First we solve for the time it takes for the sound
to reach the tourist.
t(sound) = 250 / 335 = 0.746 s
Therefore the total time would be:
t = 0.746 s + 0.300 s
t = 1.05 s
<span>Hence there is enough time for the tourist to get out
before the boulder hits him.</span>
