A ball player hits a home run, and the baseball just clears a wall 17.6 m high located 122.0 m from home plate. The ball is hit an an angle of 35° to the horizontal, and air resistance is negligible. Assume the ball is hit at a height of 1.1 m above the ground.
(a) What is the initial speed?
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m/s
(b) How much time does it take for the ball to reach the wall?
Incorrect: Your answer is incorrect.
s
(c) Find the components of the velocity and the speed of the ball when it reaches the wall
vy,f = m/s
vx,f = m/s
vf = m/s
To find the initial speed of the ball, we can use the basic principles of projectile motion. In this scenario, we have the vertical and horizontal components of the initial velocity and the angle of 35°.
(a) Finding the initial speed:
We can break down the initial velocity into its vertical and horizontal components using trigonometry. The vertical component of the velocity (V_vertical) can be found using the formula V_vertical = V_initial * sin(angle), where V_initial is the initial speed and angle is 35°.
Given that the initial height of the ball is 1.1 m and the ball clears a wall with a height of 17.6 m, we can deduce that the maximum height reached by the ball is 17.6 m - 1.1 m = 16.5 m. At the maximum height of the ball, the vertical component of the velocity becomes zero.
Using this information, we can set up the equation:
0 = V_initial * sin(angle) - g * t_max
Here, g is the acceleration due to gravity (approximately 9.8 m/s²) and t_max is the time taken for the ball to reach its maximum height.
Solving for t_max, we get:
t_max = V_initial * sin(angle) / g
To find the total time of flight for the ball, we need to double the time taken to reach the maximum height:
t_total = 2 * t_max
By substituting the value of t_total in the equation, we can solve for the initial speed:
t_total = (2 * V_initial * sin(angle)) / g
122.0 m = (2 * V_initial * sin(35°)) / 9.8 m/s²
Now, we can solve for V_initial:
V_initial = (122.0 m * 9.8 m/s²) / (2 * sin(35°))
Calculating this, we find that the initial speed (V_initial) is approximately 42.6 m/s.
Therefore, the answer to part (a) is 42.6 m/s.
(b) To find the time it takes for the ball to reach the wall, we need to find the horizontal component of the velocity (V_horizontal) using the formula V_horizontal = V_initial * cos(angle).
The time taken can be calculated using the formula: time = distance / V_horizontal.
Substituting the values, we get:
time = 122.0 m / (V_initial * cos(35°))
Calculating this, we find that the time taken for the ball to reach the wall is approximately 2.02 seconds.
Therefore, the answer to part (b) is 2.02 seconds.
(c) To find the components of the velocity and the speed of the ball when it reaches the wall, we can use the formulas:
vy,f = V_initial * sin(angle) - g * t
vx,f = V_initial * cos(angle)
vf = sqrt(vx,f^2 + vy,f^2)
Substituting the values:
vy,f = V_initial * sin(angle) - g * time
vx,f = V_initial * cos(angle)
vf = sqrt(vx,f^2 + vy,f^2)
Calculating these, we find:
vy,f = 42.6 m/s * sin(35°) - (9.8 m/s²) * (2.02 s)
vx,f = 42.6 m/s * cos(35°)
vf = sqrt(vx,f^2 + vy,f^2)
Therefore, the components of the velocity and the speed of the ball when it reaches the wall are approximately:
vy,f = 20.6 m/s
vx,f = 34.7 m/s
vf = 40.6 m/s
Therefore, the answer to part (c) is:
vy,f = 20.6 m/s
vx,f = 34.7 m/s
vf = 40.6 m/s
To solve this problem, we can use the equations of projectile motion. Let's break down the problem step by step:
Step 1: Find the initial velocity of the ball.
Given:
Height of the wall (h) = 17.6 m
Distance to the wall (d) = 122.0 m
Angle of projection (θ) = 35°
Initial height of the ball (h0) = 1.1 m
We can use the equation for the horizontal component of initial velocity:
Vx = V0 * cos(θ)
Since air resistance is negligible, the horizontal velocity remains constant. Therefore, Vx = V0 * cos(θ).
At the highest point of the ball's trajectory, the vertical displacement is h - h0. We can use the equation for vertical motion to find the initial vertical velocity:
h - h0 = V0y^2 / (2 * g)
Where V0y is the initial vertical velocity and g is the acceleration due to gravity (9.8 m/s^2).
Solving for V0y:
V0y = sqrt((h - h0) * 2 * g)
Now we can calculate the initial velocity:
V0 = sqrt(V0x^2 + V0y^2)
Step 2: Find the time it takes for the ball to reach the wall.
Since the horizontal velocity is constant, we can use the equation:
d = V0x * t
Solving for t:
t = d / V0x
Step 3: Find the final velocity components and the speed of the ball when it reaches the wall.
At the point where the ball reaches the wall, the vertical velocity component (Vy,f) will be negative.
Using the equation for vertical motion:
Vy,f = V0y - g * t
The horizontal velocity component remains constant, so:
Vx,f = V0x
The speed can be calculated using the equation:
Vf = sqrt(Vx,f^2 + Vy,f^2)
Now let's calculate the values step by step:
Step 1: Find the initial velocity (V0):
V0x = V0 * cos(θ)
V0y = sqrt((h - h0) * 2 * g)
V0 = sqrt(V0x^2 + V0y^2)
Step 2: Find the time to reach the wall (t):
t = d / V0x
Step 3: Find the final velocity components and speed:
Vy,f = V0y - g * t
Vx,f = V0x
Vf = sqrt(Vx,f^2 + Vy,f^2)
Now let's calculate the values:
Step 1:
V0x = V0 * cos(35°)
V0y = sqrt((17.6 - 1.1) * 2 * 9.8)
V0 = sqrt(V0x^2 + V0y^2)
Step 2:
t = 122.0 / V0x
Step 3:
Vy,f = V0y - 9.8 * t
Vx,f = V0x
Vf = sqrt(Vx,f^2 + Vy,f^2)