golf is just as popular as it is on earth. A golfer tees off and drives the ball 4.5 times as far as he would have on earth, given the same velocities on both planets. The ball is launched at a speed of 54 m/s at an angle of 60¡ã above the horizontal. When the ball lands, it is at the same level as the tee.
(a) On the distant planet, what is the maximum height of the ball
The height the ball rises at a particular launch angle is proportional to Vo^2/g. So is the distance that it travels. The ball will therefore rise 4.5 times higher than it would on Earth.
The height is rises on Earth is
H = (Vo sin60)^2/(2 g)
= 111.6 m
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To find the maximum height of the ball on the distant planet, we can use the equations of motion for projectile motion.
Step 1: Convert the launch angle from degrees to radians.
Given launch angle, θ = 60°
Converting to radians: θ = 60° × π/180° = π/3 radians
Step 2: Determine the initial vertical and horizontal velocities.
Given initial speed of the ball, v₀ = 54 m/s
Vertical velocity, v₀ₓ = v₀ × sin(θ)
Horizontal velocity, v₀ᵧ = v₀ × cos(θ)
Substituting the given values:
v₀ₓ = 54 m/s × sin(π/3) = 54 m/s × (√3/2) = 27√3 m/s
v₀ᵧ = 54 m/s × cos(π/3) = 54 m/s × (1/2) = 27 m/s
Step 3: Find the time it takes for the ball to reach its maximum height.
The time to reach maximum height can be found using the equation:
t_max = v₀ₓ / g
Where g is the acceleration due to gravity, which is the same on both Earth and the distant planet. We'll assume g ≈ 9.8 m/s².
Substituting the known values:
t_max = (27√3 m/s) / 9.8 m/s² ≈ 4.47 seconds
Step 4: Calculate the maximum height using the time-to-height relationship.
The maximum height can be found using the equation:
h_max = v₀ₓ² / (2g)
Substituting the known values:
h_max = (27√3 m/s)² / (2 × 9.8 m/s²) ≈ 108.9 meters
Therefore, on the distant planet, the maximum height of the ball is approximately 108.9 meters.
To determine the maximum height of the ball on the distant planet, we can use the kinematic equation for projectile motion.
The equation for finding the maximum height during projectile motion is:
h = (v^2 * sin^2θ) / (2 * g)
Where:
h = maximum height
v = initial velocity
θ = angle of launch
g = acceleration due to gravity
From the given information, we know:
v = 54 m/s
θ = 60°
On the distant planet, since the ball is launched 4.5 times as far, the acceleration due to gravity (g) would be 4.5 times lower than on Earth. Let's denote the acceleration due to gravity on Earth as "g_e" and the acceleration due to gravity on the distant planet as "g_p".
We can calculate g_p using the equation:
g_p = (g_e) / 4.5
Assuming the acceleration due to gravity on Earth is approximately 9.8 m/s^2, we can substitute the values into the equation to find g_p:
g_p = (9.8 m/s^2) / 4.5 = 2.18 m/s^2 (rounded to two decimal places)
Now we can substitute the values into the equation for maximum height:
h = (v^2 * sin^2θ) / (2 * g_p)
h = (54 m/s)^2 * sin^2(60°) / (2 * 2.18 m/s^2)
Simplifying this equation will give us the maximum height of the ball on the distant planet.