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Arrow Flight Distance Calculation

The document provides a step-by-step solution to calculating the horizontal distance an arrow will travel when fired at a 30 degree angle from a 750m hill at 100 m/s. It first finds the arrow's vertical velocity, then calculates the time to reach maximum height, followed by finding the maximum height. It then determines the time for the arrow to fall to the ground, and finally uses this information to calculate the horizontal distance traveled before impact.

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Arrow Flight Distance Calculation

The document provides a step-by-step solution to calculating the horizontal distance an arrow will travel when fired at a 30 degree angle from a 750m hill at 100 m/s. It first finds the arrow's vertical velocity, then calculates the time to reach maximum height, followed by finding the maximum height. It then determines the time for the arrow to fall to the ground, and finally uses this information to calculate the horizontal distance traveled before impact.

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Independent Comprehensive Solution

Problem 19: An archer standing on a 750m hill fires an arrow at 100 m/s at a 30-degree angle.
How far in the x-direction will the arrow travel before it hits the ground?
Gameplan: Using DGUESA, solve for the duration of the flight by finding the maximum height
and the duration it takes to achieve the maximum height. Then, I will solve for total
displacement using the total flight time.
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Given: Height (750 m); Initial Velocity (100 m/s); Angle (30 degrees)
Unknown: X- Displacement; Maximum Height; Flight Duration
Diagrams:
Acceleration v Time:

Equations Used:
xt=x0+v0xt; this finds the position in the x-direction
yt=y0+V0yt+1/2gt^2; this finds the position in the y-direction
Vyt = V0y+gt; this finds the velocity in the y-direction
Vx = V0x; This finds the velocity in the x-direction
First Step: find y-velocity
100sin30=50m/s. This uses the y-component vector equation, vi*sintheta, because we want to
find velocity in the y-direction
Second Step: find time to reach maximum height
100-9.8t; t=10.2 s; this uses the velocity function, and takes advantage of the fact that the
maximum height is reached when the velocity is 0 m/s
Third Step: find what the maximum height is
0=50^2+2*-9.8*max height; max height=877.5m; this uses the position function, using a velocity
of 0 m/s to represent the maximum height

Fourth Step: find the time it takes for the arrow to fall from its max height to the ground
750=50sin(30)+0.5*9.8t^2; t=15.16 s; this uses the position function and substitutes the values
we found from the previous steps
Fifth Step: find x-displacement
100cos(30)*18.4845=1600.8m; This uses the position function, plugging in known values from
the question and previous steps
Answer=1600.8m

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