Charles Miguel F.

Rala

G8 – Brown 01 30 2021

MECHANICS 8: Second Quarter - Projectile

Problem Solving:
1. A model rocket flies horizontally off the edge of a cliff at a velocity of 50.0 m/s. If the canyon
below is 100.0 m deep, how far from the edge of the cliff does the model rocket land? (ay g 9.81
m/s2)
Since the object was launched horizontally, its initial velocity has no – y component(its y –
component is 0)
Given:
Type equation here .
2. A pebble falls vertically from the edge of a cliff 24 m high. After falling 1.0 s, the pebble glances
a small rock protruding from the face of the cliff. The impact with ledge has negligible effect on
the pebble’s vertical motion. However, the pebble is deflected perpendicular to the face of the
cliff with a horizontal velocity of 5 cm/s. How far from the base of the cliff does the pebble land?
2
(Assume no air resistance and that a y = −g = −9.81 m/s .)

3. A juggler is strolling along a moving walkway while tossing a ball vertically upward to a height
of 2.00 m. The juggler strolls at a constant velocity of +1.00 m/s with respect to the walkway,
which moves at a constant velocity of +0.50 m/s with respect to the ground. An observer on the
ground passes the juggler and notices that the path of the ball is a parabola with a maximum
width of +1.0 m. What is the velocity of the observer with respect to the ground? (Assume no air
2
resistance and that ( a y = −g = −9.81 m/s .)

4. Although not the fastest or tallest or steepest roller coaster in the world, the “High Roller” roller
coaster atop the Stratosphere Tower, in Las Vegas, Nevada, is the highest. Suppose that during
construction of the ride a metal bolt was accidentally knocked horizontally off the edge of the
Stratosphere. If the bolt’s initial speed was 0.80 m/s, it would have traveled 6.76 m in the
horizontal direction before hitting the ground. Use this information to calculate how tall the
Stratosphere Tower is.
 Given:
a. vx 0.80 m/s

b. x 6.76 m
c. ay −g −9.81 m/s2
Unknown: Δy ?
Diagram: Vx

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Δ X = 6.76m

5. A football is kicked so that its initial speed is 23.1 m/s. If the football reaches a maximum height
of 16.9 m, at what angle with respect to the ground is the ball kicked?

6. Lookout Mountain, which overlooks the Tennessee River Valley near Chattanooga, Tennessee,
was of great strategic importance during the Civil War. Today, some of the artillery used in the
war remain at the park located on top of the mountain. Suppose one of these cannons fired a
projectile horizontally with a speed of 430 m/s, so that the projectile landed at a horizontal
distance of 4020 m from the cannon. How high would the ridge of the mountain be with respect
to the valley below?

7. In 1977, a helicopter at the heliport atop the 59-story Pan Am building in New York fell
over, ..9causing the rapidly-turning rotor blades to splinter. One of these fragments landed about
101 m away, near the corner of Madison Avenue and 43rd Street. Suppose the fragment moved
off the building horizontally with a speed of 14.25 m/s. Use this information to find the height of
the Pan Am building.

8. A lunch pail is accidentally kicked off a steel beam on a building under construction. Suppose the
initial horizontal speed is 1.50 m/s. How far does the lunch pail fall after it travels 3.50 m
horizontally?
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