PROBLEM 11.

99

A baseball pitching machine

“throws” baseballs with a
horizontal velocity v0. Knowing
that height h varies between 788
mm and 1068 mm, determine
(a) the range of values of v0, (b) the
values of corresponding to
h 788 mm and h 1068 mm.

SOLUTION

(a) Vertical motion: y0 1.5 m, (v y )0 0

1 2 2( y0 y)
y y0 (v y )0 t gt or t
2 g

2( y0 h)
At Point B, y h or tB
g

(2)(1.5 0.788)
When h 788 mm 0.788 m, tB 0.3810 s
9.81
(2)(1.5 1.068)
When h 1068 mm 1.068 m, tB 0.2968 s
9.81
Horizontal motion: x0 0, (vx )0 v0 ,
x xB
x v0t or v0
t tB

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 PROBLEM 11.99 (Continued)

12.2
With xB 12.2 m, we get v0 32.02 m/s
0.3810
12.2
and v0 41.11 m/s
0.2968
32.02 m/s v0 41.11 m/s or 115.3 km/h v0 148.0 km/h
(b) Vertical motion: vy (v y )0 gt gt

Horizontal motion: vx v0

dy (v y ) B gt B
tan
dx (vx ) B v0
(9.81)(0.3810)
For h 0.788 m, tan 0.11673, 6.66
32.02
(9.81)(0.2968)
For h 1.068 m, tan 0.07082, 4.05
41.11
 PROBLEM 11.100

While delivering newspapers, a

girl throws a newspaper with a
horizontal velocity v0. Determine
the range of values of v0 if the
newspaper is to land between
Points B and C.

SOLUTION

Vertical motion. (Uniformly accelerated motion)

1 2
y 0 (0)t gt
2
Horizontal motion. (Uniform)
x 0 (vx )0 t v0t

1 1
At B: y: 3 ft (32.2 ft/s 2 )t 2
3 2
or tB 0.455016 s

Then x: 7 ft (v0 ) B (0.455016 s)

or (v0 ) B 15.38 ft/s

1
At C: y: 2 ft (32.2 ft/s 2 )t 2
2
or tC 0.352454 s

1
Then x: 12 ft (v0 )C (0.352454 s)
3
or (v0 )C 35.0 ft/s

15.38 ft/s v0 35.0 ft/s

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 PROBLEM 11.103

A volleyball player serves the

ball with an initial velocity v0 of
magnitude 13.40 m/s at an angle
of 20° with the horizontal.
Determine (a) if the ball will
clear the top of the net, (b) how
far from the net the ball will land.

SOLUTION

First note (v x ) 0 (13.40 m/s) cos 20 12.5919 m/s

(v y ) 0 (13.40 m/s) sin 20 4.5831 m/s

(a) Horizontal motion. (Uniform)

x 0 (vx ) 0 t

At C 9 m (12.5919 m/s) t or tC 0.71475 s

Vertical motion. (Uniformly accelerated motion)
1 2
y y0 (v y ) 0 t gt
2
At C: yC 2.1 m (4.5831 m/s)(0.71475 s)
1
(9.81 m/s 2 )(0.71475 s) 2
2
2.87 m
yC 2.43 m (height of net) ball clears net

1
(b) At B, y 0: 0 2.1 m (4.5831 m/s)t (9.81 m/s 2 )t 2
2
Solving tB 1.271175 s (the other root is negative)

Then d (v x ) 0 t B (12.5919 m/s)(1.271175 s)

16.01 m
The ball lands b (16.01 9.00) m 7.01 m from the net