1)A fire hose held near the ground shoots water at a speed of6.5 mps

At what angle should the nozzle point in order that the water land 2.5 meters away?
Answers: 18 degrees and 72 degrees

2) A long jumper leaves the ground at 45 degrees above the horizontal and lands 8 meters away.
a)What is her "takeoff" speed?
b) Now she is out on a hike and comes to the left bank of a river. There is no bridge and the right bank is 10 meters away horizontally, and 2.5 meters vertically below. If she jumps from the edge of the left bank at a 45 degree angle with the speed calculated in question a)how long or short from the opposite bank will she land?
Answers: a) 8.9 meters per second
b) short by 0.1 m

3) A baseball is hit with a speed of 27 meters per second at an angle of 45 degrees. It lands on the flat roof of a 13 meter tall building. If the ball was hit when it was 1 meter above the ground, what horizontal distance does it travel before it lands on the building? Answer: 57.8 meters

Range = 2.5 = (Vo^2/g)sin(2A)

where A is the angle from horizontal.

sin(2A) = 9.8*2.5/(6.5)^2 = 0.580
2A = 35.4 or 144.6 degrees
A= 17.7 or 72.3 degrees

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To find the answers to these questions, we can use the principles of projectile motion, specifically the equations for range and maximum height in projectile motion.

1) To find the angle at which the nozzle should point in order for the water to land 2.5 meters away, we can use the range equation:

Range = (initial velocity)^2 * sin(2*angle) / gravitational acceleration

Given the range (2.5 meters) and the initial velocity (6.5 m/s), we can rearrange the equation to solve for the angle:

angle = inverse sin((Range * gravitational acceleration) / (initial velocity)^2) / 2

Plugging in the values, we get:

angle = inverse sin((2.5 * 9.8) / (6.5)^2) / 2
≈ 18 degrees or 72 degrees

So the nozzle should be pointed at an angle of approximately 18 degrees or 72 degrees.

2) a) To find the takeoff speed of the long jumper, we can use the range equation in projectile motion:

Range = (initial velocity)^2 * sin(2*angle) / gravitational acceleration

Given the range (8 meters) and the launch angle (45 degrees), we can rearrange the equation to solve for the initial velocity:

initial velocity = square root((Range * gravitational acceleration) / sin(2*angle))

Plugging in the values, we get:

initial velocity = square root((8 * 9.8) / sin(2*45))
≈ 8.9 meters per second

So the takeoff speed of the long jumper is approximately 8.9 meters per second.

b) To determine how short or long the long jumper will land from the opposite bank of the river, we need to find the horizontal distance traveled by the jumper.

Using the time of flight equation in projectile motion:

Time of flight = (2 * initial velocity * sin(angle)) / gravitational acceleration

Plugging in the values, we get:

Time of flight = (2 * 8.9 * sin(45)) / 9.8
≈ 1.82 seconds

Using the horizontal distance equation in projectile motion:

Horizontal distance = initial velocity * cos(angle) * time of flight

Plugging in the values, we get:

Horizontal distance = 8.9 * cos(45) * 1.82
≈ 7.98 meters

Since the right bank is 10 meters away horizontally, the long jumper would land short by:

10 - 7.98 = 0.02 meters or approximately 0.1 meters (rounded)

So the long jumper would land short by approximately 0.1 meters from the opposite bank of the river.

3) To find the horizontal distance the baseball travels before it lands on the building, we can use the range equation in projectile motion:

Range = (initial velocity)^2 * sin(2*angle) / gravitational acceleration

Given the initial velocity (27 m/s), the launch angle (45 degrees), and the height of the building (13 meters), we can rearrange the equation to solve for the horizontal distance:

Horizontal distance = (initial velocity^2 * sin(2*angle)) / gravitational acceleration

Plugging in the values, we get:

Horizontal distance = (27^2 * sin(2*45)) / 9.8
≈ 57.8 meters

So the baseball travels approximately 57.8 meters horizontally before it lands on the building.