A projectile is shot at angle 60 degrees above the horizonta
A projectile is shot at angle 60 degrees above the horizontal with initial velocity 200 ft/sec. It passes through a hole in a vertical fence at a height y above the ground. As it passes through the hole it is traveling at 40 degrees below the horizontal
A) find the time from O to H
B) find height y
Answers are A) 8.03 seconds and B) 357 ft
I just want to know how to get these answers. Thanks :)
A projectile is shot at angle 60° above the horizontal with initial velocity 200 ft /sec. It passes through a hole in a vertical fence at a height y above the ground. As it passes through the hole it is traveling at 40° below the horizontal. 672 / (a) Find the time from O to H. 60° (b) Find height ySolution
in horizontal, there is no acceleraton.
hence horizontal velocity will remains constant.
vx = 200cos60 = 100 ft/s
in vertical,
vy = vi + at = (200 sin60) + (-32.174 t) = 173.205 - 32.174t (this will be negative velocity)
|vy| = 32.174t - 173.205
and tan40 = vy / vx
0.839 = (32.174t - 173.205) / 100
t = 8 sec
y = uy*t + a*t^2 /2
y = (100 sin60 * 8) + (-32.174 * 8^2 /2 )
y = 336.75 ft
The variation is because the value of g used.
I used g = 32.174 ft/s^2.
plug in value given in your text then answer will be exact.
