The figure shows the paths of a golf ball your friend drops from the window of her apartment and of the rock you throw from the ground at the same instant. The rock and the ball collide at x = 34.14 m, y = 17.75 m, and t = 2.71 s. If the ball was dropped from a height of h = 53.77 m, determine
a) the initial velocity of the rock,
[Enter the x-component into the first input field and the y-component into the second.]
b) the velocity of the rock at the time of the collision with the ball.
[[Enter the x-component into the first input field and the y-component into the second.]
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To determine the initial velocity of the rock, we need to find its horizontal and vertical components separately.
a) The horizontal component of the initial velocity is the same for both the ball and the rock since they were thrown and dropped simultaneously. Therefore, we can use the x-coordinate of their collision point, which is 34.14 m.
b) The vertical component of the initial velocity for the rock can be found by considering the vertical displacement and time it took to collide with the ball. The vertical displacement is given by h = 53.77 m, and the time of collision is t = 2.71 s.
To calculate the vertical component of the initial velocity, we can use the equation of motion:
h = (1/2)gt^2 + v_y0t
where g is the acceleration due to gravity (9.8 m/s^2) and v_y0 is the vertical component of the initial velocity.
Rearranging the equation, we have:
(v_y0)t = h - (1/2)gt^2
v_y0 = (h - (1/2)gt^2) / t
Now we can substitute the given values and solve for v_y0:
v_y0 = (53.77 m - (1/2)(9.8 m/s^2)(2.71 s)^2) / 2.71 s
v_y0 = (53.77 m - 35.0496 m) / 2.71 s
v_y0 = 6.610353 m/s
So the vertical component of the initial velocity of the rock is approximately 6.61 m/s.
To determine the horizontal component, we already know that it is the same as the x-coordinate of the collision point, which is 34.14 m.
Therefore, the initial velocity of the rock is approximately:
a) v_x0 = 34.14 m/s
b) v_y0 = 6.61 m/s (vertical)