Morhas said:Homework Statement
An astronaut on the moon, where g=1.6m/s/s, strikes a golfball giving the ball a velocity of 32m/s [35degrees above the moons horizontal]. The ball lands in a crater floor that is 15m below the level where it was struck. Determine:
a) The maximum height of the ball
Homework Equations
The Attempt at a Solution
sin(35)=Vy/32
Vy= 18m/s
d=V1t+1/2at^2
0=18t + 0.5(-1.6)t^2
0.8t=18
t=22.5
d=18(22.5/2)+0.5(-1.6)(22.5/2)
d=198-8.8
d=189m
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