A cannonball is launched with an initial speed of 20 m/s. Calculate the maximum height the ball could reach.

Physics

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coldgirl [10]3 years ago

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Answer:

During its trajectory the cannon ball will have kinetic and potential energy

E = KE + PE

The maximum value of PE will occur when the cannon ball was fired straight up - for other trajectories PE will be less because of translational KE

So E = M g h = 1/2 M v^2 for maximum height

h = v^2 / (2 * g) = 400 / (2 * 9.8) = 20.4 m

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