Neglecting air resistance, if a ball thrown 4.5 m/s horizontally from a 94 m cliff, how far has the ball fallen after 2.7 seconds? Solution: Equation of motion of the ball along the X-axis: π = ππ₯ π‘ + ππ₯ π‘ 2 , ππ₯ β π‘βπ πππππππ‘πππ ππ π‘βπ ππππ£ππ‘ππ‘πππππ πππππππππ‘πππ ππ π‘βπ π ππ₯ππ 2 ππ₯ = 0, ππ₯ = π, π = ππ‘ = 4.5 π β 2.7 π = 12.15 π π Equations of motion along the Y-axis: ππ¦ π‘ 2 β = ππ¦ π‘ + , ππ¦ β π‘βπ πππππππ‘πππ ππ π‘βπ ππππ£ππ‘ππ‘πππππ πππππππππ‘πππ ππ π‘βπ π ππ₯ππ 2 π ππ‘ 2 9.8 π 2 β 2.7 π β 2.7 π ππ¦ = π, ππ¦ = 0, β = = = 35.721 π 2 2 The distance from the point of throwing by the Pythagorean theorem: πΏ = ββ2 + π 2 = 37.73 π Distance above the ground: π = π» β β = 94 π β 35.721 π = 58.279 π Answer: distance above the ground: k = 58.279 m; distance from the point of throwing: L = 37.73 m; height of ball fall: h = 35.721 m; length of the path of the ball along the X axis: S = 12.15 m.
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