A golfer hits a shot to a green that is elevated 3.0 m above the point where the ball is struck. The ball leaves the club at a speed of 19.4 m/s at an angle of 45.0˚ above the horizontal. It rises to its maximum height and then falls down to the green. Ignoring air resistance, find the speed of the ball just before it lands.

consider energy:

initial PE+initial KE= finalPE+finalKE
0+1/2 m 19.4^2=mg*3=1/2 m vf^2

solve for Vfinal

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To find the speed of the ball just before it lands, you can break down the motion into horizontal and vertical components. Since air resistance is ignored, the horizontal component of the velocity remains constant throughout the motion.

Step 1: Find the initial horizontal and vertical components of the velocity.
Given that the ball leaves the club at a speed of 19.4 m/s at an angle of 45.0˚ above the horizontal, you can use trigonometry to find the horizontal (Vx) and vertical (Vy) components of the velocity.

Vx = V * cos(θ)
Vy = V * sin(θ)

where V is the initial speed (19.4 m/s) and θ is the launch angle (45.0˚).

Vx = 19.4 m/s * cos(45.0˚) = 13.8 m/s
Vy = 19.4 m/s * sin(45.0˚) = 13.8 m/s

Step 2: Determine the time taken to reach maximum height.
The time taken to reach the maximum height (when the vertical velocity component is zero) can be found using kinematic equations. The equation relating vertical displacement, initial vertical velocity, time, and acceleration due to gravity (9.8 m/s²) is:

Δy = Vy_0 * t + (1/2) * g * t^2

Since Δy is the vertical displacement and equal to 3.0 m, and Vy_0 is the initial vertical velocity (13.8 m/s), we can rearrange the equation to solve for time (t). Setting Δy = 3.0 m and solving the quadratic equation, we get:

3.0 m = 13.8 m/s * t - (1/2) * 9.8 m/s² * t²

Simplifying and rearranging the equation, we have:

4.9 t² - 13.8 t + 3.0 = 0

Solving this quadratic equation will give us the time when the ball reaches maximum height.

Step 3: Calculate the total time of flight.
Since the time taken to reach maximum height is half of the total time of flight (as the ball has a symmetrical trajectory), we can calculate the total time of flight (t_total) by doubling the time at maximum height.

t_total = 2 * t

Step 4: Determine the final vertical velocity.
Using kinematic equations for vertical motion, we know that the vertical component of velocity just before landing (Vfy) can be determined as:

Vfy = Vy_0 - g * t

where Vy_0 is the initial vertical velocity (13.8 m/s), and t is the total time of flight.

Step 5: Calculate the final speed of the ball just before it lands.
To find the final speed, we need to combine the horizontal and vertical components of velocity using the Pythagorean theorem:

Vf = √(Vfx² + Vfy²)

Vfx is the final horizontal component of velocity, which remains constant and equal to the initial horizontal component (13.8 m/s).

Plugging in the known values:

Vf = √(13.8 m/s)² + (Vfy)²

Now, substitute the value of Vfy from Step 4 into the equation and calculate the final speed Vf.