NEED HELP On a flat battle ground, a catapult is used to launch a rock with a velocity of 25m/s at angle 30 degrees above the horizontal.?
Sketch the situation and decompose the initial velocity vector. WHat are the initial values for Vx and Vy?
Calculate the maximum height achieved by the rock
calculate the range
calculate the rock's velocity (magnitude and direction) 2.0 seconds after the launch
Vo = 25m/s[30o]
Vx = 25*cos30 = 21.65 m/s.
Vy = 25*sin30 = 12.50 m/s.
h=(V^2-Vy^2)/2g=(0-(12.5^2)/-19.6=7.97 m
Range = Vo^2*sin(2A)/g
Range = 25^2*sin(60)/9.8 = 55.23 m.
V=Vy + g*t = 12.50 + (-9.8*2) = -7.1m/s
21.65 - 7.1i=22.78m/s[-18.16o]=Velocity
2 seconds after the launch.
Note: The hor. component of velocity
does not change.
To answer these questions, we need to break down the initial velocity vector of the rock. Let's sketch the situation first.
Sketch:
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| . rock (at max height)
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| /
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--------------------> ground
O = catapult
Now, let's decompose the initial velocity vector of the rock:
The initial velocity (V) can be broken down into two components - the horizontal component (Vx) and the vertical component (Vy).
Vx = V * cos(θ)
Vx = 25 m/s * cos(30°)
Vx ≈ 25 m/s * 0.866
Vx ≈ 21.65 m/s
Vy = V * sin(θ)
Vy = 25 m/s * sin(30°)
Vy ≈ 25 m/s * 0.5
Vy ≈ 12.5 m/s
Now, let's move on to the calculations:
1. Maximum Height:
To calculate the maximum height achieved by the rock, we need to find the time it takes for the rock to reach its peak. Since there is no vertical acceleration at its peak, Vy will become 0.
Using the equation:
Vy = Vy0 + (a * t),
where a is the acceleration due to gravity (-9.8 m/s^2) and Vy0 is the initial vertical component of velocity (12.5 m/s):
0 = 12.5 m/s + (-9.8 m/s^2) * t
Solving for t:
t = (12.5 m/s) / (9.8 m/s^2)
t ≈ 1.28 s
Now, we can calculate the maximum height (h) using the equation:
h = Vy0 * t + (1/2) * a * t^2
h = 12.5 m/s * 1.28 s + (1/2) * (-9.8 m/s^2) * (1.28 s)^2
h ≈ 16.0 m
2. Range:
The range of the projectile can be calculated using the equation:
Range = Vx * (2 * t)
where t is the time it takes for the projectile to reach the ground again (twice the time it took for the maximum height).
Range = 21.65 m/s * (2 * 1.28 s)
Range ≈ 55.49 m
3. Rock's Velocity 2.0 seconds after the launch:
To calculate the rock's velocity magnitude (V') and direction (θ'), we will use the horizontal and vertical components of velocity at that time.
V' = sqrt(Vx^2 + Vy^2)
V' = sqrt((21.65 m/s)^2 + (12.5 m/s + (9.8 m/s^2) * 2.0 s)^2)
V' ≈ sqrt(469.02 m^2/s^2 + 155.2 m^2/s^2)
V' ≈ sqrt(624.22 m^2/s^2)
V' ≈ 24.98 m/s
θ' = atan(Vy' / Vx')
θ' = atan((12.5 m/s + (9.8 m/s^2) * 2.0 s) / 21.65 m/s)
θ' ≈ atan(32.1 m/s / 21.65 m/s)
θ' ≈ atan(1.48)
θ' ≈ 56.14° (above the horizontal)
Therefore, 2 seconds after launch, the rock's velocity is approximately 24.98 m/s with a direction of 56.14° above the horizontal.