A spring gun launches a ball horizontally from 1.3 m above the floor. the ball strikes the floor 2.2m away, measured horizontally. Calculate
A .. the time the ball is flight
B... the vertical component of its velocity at the time it strikes the floor
C.... the initial velocity Vo ( magnitude and direction).
D...the horizontal component of its velocity as it hits the florr
Please show us which of these questions you can do yourself. You should know the equation for how long it takes to fall 1.3 meters.
The horizontal distance that the ball travels is the time of flight multiplied by the initial (horizontal) velocity
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To solve this problem, we can break it down into different components. Let's start by finding the time the ball is in flight:
A. Time the ball is in flight:
We know that the motion of the ball is purely horizontal and there is no vertical acceleration acting on it. Therefore, we can use the horizontal distance to calculate the time.
The horizontal distance traveled by the ball can be given by the equation:
d = v * t,
where d is the horizontal distance traveled, v is the horizontal velocity, and t is the time.
In this case, the horizontal distance traveled is 2.2 m. Since the ball is launched horizontally, the horizontal velocity (vx) remains constant throughout the motion. Therefore, we have:
2.2 m = vx * t.
Solving for t, we get:
t = 2.2 m / vx.
Since we don't know the value of vx yet, we need to find it.
Now, let's move on to finding the vertical component of the velocity when the ball strikes the floor:
B. Vertical component of velocity:
Since there is no vertical acceleration, the vertical component of velocity remains constant. This means that the vertical velocity (vy) when the ball strikes the floor is equal in magnitude but opposite in direction to the initial vertical velocity. We will find the initial vertical velocity in part C, but for now, let's denote it as Vo.
Thus, the vertical component of velocity at the time it strikes the floor is -Vo (negative because it is moving downward due to gravity).
Next, let's move on to finding the initial velocity:
C. Initial velocity (Vo):
Since the ball is launched horizontally, there is no initial vertical velocity (Vy = 0), and the initial velocity (Vo) is purely horizontal. We can find the magnitude of Vo using the horizontal distance and time.
From part A, we know:
t = 2.2 m / vx.
Now, we can find Vo by using the horizontal distance (2.2 m) and the time (t):
Vo = horizontal distance / time = 2.2 m / t.
Finally, let's calculate the horizontal component of velocity:
D. Horizontal component of velocity:
The horizontal velocity (vx) remains constant throughout the motion because there is no horizontal acceleration acting on the ball.
From part C, we found that Vo = 2.2 m / t.
Since Vo is the magnitude of the initial horizontal velocity, the horizontal component of velocity as it hits the floor is also 2.2 m/s.
To summarize:
A. Time the ball is in flight: t = 2.2 m / vx (where vx is the horizontal velocity).
B. Vertical component of velocity: -Vo (negative because it is moving downward).
C. Initial velocity Vo: Vo = 2.2 m / t.
D. Horizontal component of velocity: 2.2 m/s.