Explanation:
The vertical component of the salmon's velocity is 7.2 m/s x sin 29 = 3.49 m/s
If g = 9.81 m/s^2, the salmon takes
(3.49 m/s) / (9.81 m/s^2) = 0.356 s to reach the highest point of its trajectory.
It takes another 0.356 s to fall back into the water again.
So the salmon is out of the water for a total of 0.712 s.
In this time the salmon travels horizontally with a velocity of 7.2 m/s x cos 29 = 6.30 m/s
We can now calculate the horizontal distance tavelled by multiplying the horizontal velocity by the time spent out of water;
0.712 s x 6.30 m/s = 4.48 m
