Harry and Angela look from their balcony to a swimming pool below that is 15 m from the bottom of their building. They estimate that the balcony is 45 m high and wonder how fast they would have to jump horizontally to succeed in reaching the pool. What is the answer?
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To solve this problem, we need to use a kinematic equation that relates the horizontal distance, vertical distance, and initial velocity of an object in projectile motion. The equation we can use is:
d = (v^2 * sin(2θ)) / g
Where:
d = horizontal distance
v = initial velocity
θ = launch angle
g = acceleration due to gravity (approximately 9.8 m/s^2)
In this case, Harry and Angela want to jump horizontally, so the launch angle (θ) would be 0 degrees.
Let's plug in the given values into the equation:
15 m = (v^2 * sin(2 * 0)) / 9.8 m/s^2
Since sin(0) is equal to 0, we can simplify the equation further:
15 m = (v^2 * 0) / 9.8 m/s^2
Since anything multiplied by 0 is equal to 0, the equation simplifies even more:
15 m = 0
This equation is not possible to solve because 15 is not equal to 0.
Therefore, it is not possible for Harry and Angela to succeed in reaching the pool by jumping horizontally from their balcony.