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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