You are holding the neck of a champagne bottle at an elevation of 27 degrees when you pop the cork. The highest point in the cork's flight is 3.5 m above its initial height. What was the cork's initial speed?
Use SI units in the second box.
Y^2 = Yo^2 + 2g*h = 0
Yo^2 = -2g*h = 19.6*3.5 = 68.6
Yo = 8.28 m/s=Ver. component of initial
velocity.
Vo = Yo/sin A = 8.28/sin27 = 18.24 m/s.
= Initial velocity.
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To find the initial speed of the cork, we can use the principles of projectile motion. Since the cork is being launched at an angle, we need to consider both the horizontal and vertical components of its motion.
Let's break down the problem into parts:
1. Determine the vertical motion:
The cork's initial height is 0 (at the neck of the bottle), and its highest point is 3.5 m above that. Using the equations of motion, we can find the time it takes for the cork to reach its highest point (since the vertical velocity decreases to zero at the peak).
Using the equation: vf = vi + at, where vf is the final velocity (which is 0 m/s at the highest point), vi is the initial vertical velocity (which we need to find), a is the acceleration due to gravity (-9.8 m/s²), and t is the time taken.
At the highest point, vf = 0 m/s, so we have 0 = vi - 9.8t. Rearranging the equation, we get t = vi / 9.8.
Next, we can use the equation: h = vit + (1/2)at², where h is the height, vi is the initial vertical velocity again, a is the acceleration due to gravity (-9.8 m/s²), and t is the time taken.
For the highest point, h = 3.5 m. Substituting the values, we have 3.5 = (vi)t - (1/2)(9.8)t².
Now we can substitute t = vi / 9.8 into the equation to solve for vi.
2. Determine the horizontal motion:
The cork's initial speed is the same as its horizontal speed because there is no acceleration in the horizontal direction. Therefore, the initial speed of the cork is equal to its horizontal speed.
3. Calculate the initial speed:
Now that we have obtained the value for vi from step 1 by solving the equation, we know it represents the vertical component of the initial speed. To find the total initial speed (v), we need to find the horizontal component of the initial speed (vx) as well. Since the angle of projection is given (27 degrees), we can use trigonometry to determine vx.
Using the equation: vx = v * cos(θ), where v is the total initial speed and θ is the angle of projection.
Substitute the value for θ (27 degrees) into the equation and solve for vx.
Finally, we can substitute the value of vx into the equation v = sqrt(vx² + vy²), where vy is the vertical component of the initial speed (obtained from step 1), and solve for v.
By following these steps, we can find the initial speed (v) of the cork in SI units.