Question

A trouble-making youth is standing on a bridge, and wants to drop a water balloon on an unsuspecting passerby. A man is jogging on a path below the bridge with a constant speed of 4.2 m/s. The bridge is 11.6 m above the ground. If the balloon is to land right at the jogger's feet, at what horizontal distance x from the bridge should he be when the youth drops the balloon?

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

Time needed for a balloon to drop from vertical rest a distance of 11.6 m

t = √(2h/g) = √(2(11.6)/9.8) = 1.538618

d = vt = 4.2(1.538618) = 6.462197...

d = 6.5 m