You throw a ball toward a wall with a speed of 25m/s and at an angleof 40 degree above the horizontal. The wall is 22m from the realease point of the ball. a) How far above the release point does the ball hit the wall? b) What are the horizontal and vertical components of its velocity as it hits the wall? c) When it hits has it passes the highest point on its trajectory?

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The horizontal component of velocity, which remains constant is
Vox = 25 cos 40 = 19.15 m/s. The time of flight before it hits the wall is 22 m/19.15 m/s
t = 1.148 s.

The initial vertical velocity component is
Voy = 25 sin 40 = 16.07 m/s

(a) For the height y of the vertical impact point, solve
y = Voy t - (g/2) t^2

(b) The vertical velocity component at time t is
Vy(t) = Voy - gt

The horizontal component is Vox

(c) If Vy(t) <0, the ball has passed through maximum trajectory

height.

To answer these questions, we need to break down the motion of the ball into its horizontal and vertical components.

a) To find the height above the release point where the ball hits the wall, we can use the equation for vertical displacement:
y = Voy * t - (1/2) * g * t^2

Here, Voy is the initial vertical velocity component, which we calculated to be 16.07 m/s. The time t can be found by dividing the horizontal distance to the wall (22 m) by the horizontal component of velocity (Vox = 19.15 m/s). So, t = 22 m / 19.15 m/s = 1.148 s.
Plugging in these values, we can solve for y:
y = (16.07 m/s) * (1.148 s) - (0.5 * 9.8 m/s^2) * (1.148 s)^2

b) To find the horizontal and vertical components of velocity as the ball hits the wall, we can use the equations for horizontal and vertical velocity at time t:
Vx(t) = Vox
Vy(t) = Voy - gt

We already know that Vox is 19.15 m/s. Plugging in the values of Voy (16.07 m/s) and g (acceleration due to gravity = 9.8 m/s^2), we can calculate Vy(t) at time t = 1.148 s.

c) To determine when the ball passes the highest point on its trajectory, we need to analyze the vertical velocity. If the vertical velocity Vy(t) becomes negative, it means the ball has reached its highest point and is now descending.

So, we need to check the sign of Vy(t) at time t = 1.148 s. If Vy(t) < 0, then the ball has passed the highest point on its trajectory.

I hope this explanation clarifies the steps to solve this problem.

(a) To find how far above the release point the ball hits the wall, we need to solve for the height y of the vertical impact point.

Using the equation of motion for vertical motion:
y = Voy t - (g/2) t^2

Where:
y = height above the release point
Voy = initial vertical velocity component = 16.07 m/s
t = time of flight before it hits the wall = 1.148 s
g = acceleration due to gravity = 9.8 m/s^2

Plugging in the values:
y = (16.07 m/s) * (1.148 s) - (9.8 m/s^2 / 2) * (1.148 s)^2
y = 18.4 m

Therefore, the ball hits the wall 18.4 meters above the release point.

(b) To find the horizontal and vertical components of its velocity as it hits the wall:

The horizontal component of velocity remains constant throughout the motion and is given by:
Vox = 25 m/s * cos(40 degrees)
Vox = 25 m/s * 0.766
Vox = 19.15 m/s

The vertical component of velocity at the time of impact can be found by:
Vy(t) = Voy - g * t

Where:
Vy(t) = vertical component of velocity at time t
Voy = initial vertical velocity component = 16.07 m/s
t = time of flight before it hits the wall = 1.148 s
g = acceleration due to gravity = 9.8 m/s^2

Plugging in the values:
Vy(t) = 16.07 m/s - (9.8 m/s^2) * (1.148 s)
Vy(t) = 16.07 m/s - 11.266 m/s
Vy(t) = 4.804 m/s

Therefore, the horizontal component of velocity as it hits the wall is 19.15 m/s and the vertical component of velocity is 4.804 m/s.

(c) The ball passes the highest point on its trajectory when the vertical component of velocity becomes negative (Vy(t) < 0). From part (b), we found that the vertical component of velocity at the time of impact is 4.804 m/s, which is positive. Therefore, the ball has not passed the highest point on its trajectory when it hits the wall.