LESLIE PAULYN B.

DATULAYTA
IX – ST. PETER

Question: Herman the human cannonball is launched from level ground at an angle of
30° above the horizontal with an initial velocity of 26 m/s. How far does Herman travel
horizontally before reuniting with the ground?
Answer: Our first step in solving this type of problem is to
determine Herman's initial horizontal and vertical velocity. We do
this by breaking up his initial velocity into vertical and horizontal
components:

Next, we'll analyze Herman's vertical motion to find out how long he is in the air. We'll
analyze his motion on the way up, find the time, and double that to find his total time in the
air:

 v0=13 m/s
 v=0
 Δy=?
 ay=-9.8 m/s2
 t=?

Now that we know Herman was in the air 2.65s, we can find how far he moved horizontally,
using his initial horizontal velocity of 22.5 m/s.

 v0=22.5 m/s
 v=22.5 m/s
 Δx=?
 ax=0
 t=2.65s

Therefore, Herman must have traveled 59.6m horizontally before returning to the Earth.