a golfer hits a golf ball an initial velocity of 54m/s [42 degrees above the horizontal]. the ball lands on an elevated green that is 14m higher that the level from which the golfer hit the ball.
a) how far away horizontally from the golfer does the ball land?
b) what is the velocity of the ball when it lands?
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To solve this problem, we can break it down into two parts: the horizontal motion and the vertical motion of the golf ball.
a) To find the horizontal distance traveled by the ball, we need to find the time it takes for the ball to hit the ground. Let's start by finding the time of flight.
First, we can determine the initial horizontal velocity of the ball. We'll use trigonometry:
Horizontal velocity = initial velocity * cos(angle)
Horizontal velocity = 54 m/s * cos(42 degrees)
Next, we can find the time of flight using the formula:
Time of flight = (2 * initial vertical velocity) / acceleration due to gravity
Since the initial vertical velocity is the vertical component of the initial velocity, we can calculate it using trigonometry:
Vertical component of the initial velocity = initial velocity * sin(angle)
Vertical component of the initial velocity = 54 m/s * sin(42 degrees)
Acceleration due to gravity is approximately 9.8 m/s^2.
Now, we can plug these values into the formula to find the time of flight:
Time of flight = (2 * [vertical component of the initial velocity]) / acceleration due to gravity
Next, we can calculate the horizontal distance traveled using the formula:
Horizontal distance = horizontal velocity * time of flight
b) To find the velocity of the ball when it lands, we can use the following equation:
Final velocity^2 = initial velocity^2 + 2 * acceleration * vertical displacement
In this case, the vertical displacement is the height difference between the elevated green and the starting level.
Now, let's calculate the values step by step:
a)
Horizontal velocity = 54 m/s * cos(42 degrees)
Horizontal velocity ≈ 54 m/s * 0.7431
Horizontal velocity ≈ 40.12 m/s
Vertical component of the initial velocity = 54 m/s * sin(42 degrees)
Vertical component of the initial velocity ≈ 54 m/s * 0.6691
Vertical component of the initial velocity ≈ 36.12 m/s
Time of flight = (2 * 36.12 m/s) / 9.8 m/s^2
Time of flight ≈ 7.36 s
Horizontal distance = 40.12 m/s * 7.36 s
Horizontal distance ≈ 294.79 m
Therefore, the ball lands approximately 294.79 meters horizontally from the golfer.
b)
Vertical displacement = 14 m
Final velocity^2 = (54 m/s)^2 + 2 * (-9.8 m/s^2) * (-14 m)
Final velocity^2 ≈ 2916 m^2/s^2 + 274.4 m^2/s^2
Final velocity^2 ≈ 3190.4 m^2/s^2
Final velocity = √(3190.4 m^2/s^2)
Final velocity ≈ 56.5 m/s
Therefore, the velocity of the ball when it lands is approximately 56.5 m/s.