Question

A cliff diver running 3.60 m/s dives out horizontally from the edge of a vertical cliff and reaches the water below 2.00 s later. How
high is the cliff and how far from the base of the cliff did the diver hit the water?
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Answer 1

Explanation:

It is given that,

The horizontal speed of a cliff diver, $v_x=3.6\ m/s$

It reaches the water below 2.00 s later, t = 2 s

Let $d_x$ is the distance where the diver hit the water. It can be calculated as follows :

$d_x=v_x\times t\\\\=3.6\times 2\\\\=7.2\ m$

Let $d_y$ is the height of the cliff. It can be calculated using second equation of motion as follows :

$d_y=u_yt+\dfrac{1}{2}gt^2\\\\d_y=\dfrac{1}{2}\times 9.8\times 2^2\\\\=19.6\ m$

So, the cliff is 19.6 m high and it will hit the water at a distance of 19.6 m.