How Does a Skier's Launch Angle Affect Their Landing Distance?

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The discussion focuses on calculating the landing distance of a skier launching from a ramp at a velocity of 13.0 m/s and an angle of 15.0° above the horizontal, landing on a slope inclined at 50.0°. The key equations involve breaking down the initial velocity into horizontal and vertical components and applying kinematic equations to find time and distance. The participant initially suggested a landing distance of 70.1 but expressed uncertainty about the calculation process. They outlined the need to equate the horizontal and vertical motion components to solve for time and distance accurately. The final calculation yielded a time of 2.36 seconds for the skier's flight.
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Homework Statement


A skier leaves the ramp of a ski jump with a velocity of v = 13.0 m/s, θ = 15.0° above the horizontal, as shown in the figure. The slope where she will land is inclined downward at = 50.0°, and air resistance is negligible.


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I thought the answer was 70.1, but I don't think that I am doing the correct process
 
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Where's the figure?
 
If you are finding the final horizontal velocity:
13cos15 = vcos50

If you are finding the final vertical velocity:
13sin15 - 9.8t = vsin 50

If you are finding the velocity, it is equal to the square root of the sum of the squares of the above two results. The direction is given by tan^-1(vx/vy).
 
Are you asking for the distance from the jump to the slope? Or the time from the jump to the slope?

Either way, you need to set up the equation [13.0 m/s*t*cos(15.0)] (i component) + [13.0 m/s*t*sin(15.0) - 1/2*g*t^2] (j component)

You can then solve for time when you divide the scalar portion of the components and set them equal to tan(-50.0) = (j component)/(i component)

Assuming g = 9.8m/s^2
t = 2.36s
 
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