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The problem involves projectile motion, specifically the scenario of throwing a ball to clear a house's roof while maintaining a specific height. The original poster seeks assistance with determining the minimum speed required for the ball to clear the roof and the angle of the throw.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory, Assumption checking, Problem interpretation

Approaches and Questions Raised

  • The original poster attempts to calculate the height difference needed for the ball to clear the roof and expresses difficulty in finding the necessary velocity. Other participants encourage sharing work to facilitate discussion and suggest using equations of motion for projectile analysis.

Discussion Status

The discussion is ongoing, with participants exploring different approaches to the problem. Some guidance has been provided regarding the use of equations of motion, but no consensus or resolution has been reached yet.

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Participants are working under the constraints of a homework assignment, with the original poster specifically requesting hints rather than complete solutions. There is mention of using a graph from a textbook, which may influence the understanding of the problem.

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Homework Statement


Here is a question that I spent 1 hour trying to find a solution but I din't come up with any solution, so please give me any hint you know to solve this problem.

The question is:
You're 6.0 m from one wall of a house. You want to toss a ball to your friend who is 6.0 m from the opposite wall. The throw and catch each occur 1.0 m above the ground.

A.What minimum speed will allow the ball to clear the roof?
B.At what angle should you toss the ball?

Help me with the first part only, I can find the second part by myself.

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The Attempt at a Solution


I found the height from where the ball is caught(1.0m above the ground) to the highest point of the roof where the ball clear the roof. The height is 3 m
but Ididn't find an equation to find the velocity.
 
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attempt attempt? show your so called stupid attempt, nobody is going to laugh at you, but we'd respect you for showing your work :)

i'm working on it right now, but someone who is better at physics might help you if you show some work
 
ok here is my attempt:

I found the height from where the ball is caught(1.0m above the ground) to the highest point of the roof where the ball clear the roof. The height is 3 m
but Ididn't find an equation to find the velocity.
 
Show us the equation(s) you used to find the height.
 
i found it using the graph in my book

I'll try to post the graph
 
AvrGang said:
i found it using the graph in my book. I'll try to post the graph

No need. Isn't the idea to use appropriate equations of motion (in this case for a projectile) to solve the problem? Or, are you suppose to just analyze the graph, which I presume is a graph of distance vs time? Remember the definition of velocity?
 
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