ROSALES, Hannah Nicole J.

BSCE-2A

Flight of Projectiles: Air Resistance Neglected

A ball is thrown so that it just clears a 3m fence 18m away. If it left the hand 1.5m above the
ground and at an angle of 60 ° with the horizontal, what was the initial velocity of the ball?

Given:
x= 18 meters y= 1.5 meters θ=60 °

Solution:

g x2
y=xtanθ − 2 2
2 V cos θ

9.81(18)2
1.5=18 tan 60° −
2 V 2 cos2 60 °
6356.88
−29.677=
V2
V =14.64 m answer