A man can throw a ball a maximum horizontal distance of 175 m. The acceleration of gravity is 9.8 m/s^2. How far can he throw the same ball vertically upward with the same initial speed?
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To calculate the maximum vertical distance the ball can reach when thrown upward, we need to use the principles of projectile motion.
When the ball is thrown upward, its initial vertical velocity is positive, and as it moves against the force of gravity, it gradually slows down until it reaches its highest point. At that point, its vertical velocity becomes zero before it starts to fall downward.
To find the maximum vertical distance, we can use the following equation:
Δy = (V₀y²) / (2g)
Where:
Δy = maximum vertical distance
V₀y = initial vertical velocity
g = acceleration due to gravity (9.8 m/s²)
Given that the horizontal distance is 175 m, we can deduce that the initial vertical velocity is the same as the initial horizontal velocity. So, we need to find the initial velocity (V₀).
The horizontal and vertical components of an object's initial velocity can be found using the equation:
V₀ = √(V₀x² + V₀y²)
Where:
V₀x = initial horizontal velocity
V₀y = initial vertical velocity
Since the maximum horizontal distance is given as 175 m and there is no acceleration in the horizontal direction, we can assume that V₀x is constant throughout the motion, meaning V₀x = V₀.
Therefore, to find V₀, we need to calculate the initial velocity using the maximum horizontal distance:
V₀ = V₀x = 175 m
Now that we know V₀, we can calculate V₀y as follows:
V₀y = V₀ * sin(θ)
Where θ is the launch angle. In this case, since we're throwing the ball vertically upward, the launch angle is 90 degrees.
V₀y = V₀ * sin(90°)
V₀y = 175 * 1
V₀y = 175 m/s
Now we can plug this value into the first equation to find the maximum vertical distance (Δy):
Δy = (V₀y²) / (2g)
Δy = (175²) / (2 * 9.8)
Δy = 3062.5 / 19.6
Δy ≈ 156.6 m
Therefore, the man can throw the ball a maximum vertical distance of approximately 156.6 meters.
The range of an object thrown at the optimum angle (45 degrees) is
R = Vo^2/g.
The highest altitude obtained by an object thrown vertically upward is
H = Vo^2/(2g)
So he can throw it up half as far, or
175/2 = 87.5 m upwards.