Calculate Height of Steamboat Geyser in Yellowstone Park

[thehatchetmen]

i know this has to do with air resistance but what is the equation for it so i could use it for this problem?

The Steamboat Geyser in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming is capable of shooting its hot water up from the ground with a speed of 48.0m/s. How high can this geyser shoot?

 

[skeeter]

what makes you think air resistance is involved?

any other given data that you failed to provide to support that thought?

 

[thehatchetmen]

nope that's all she gave us, the reason i thouhgt it had to do with air resistance was beacuse these qeustions are supposed to be based on the section we read on air resistance, projectile motion etc.

 

[skeeter]

well, w/o a bit more info to go on, you might as well assume that air resistance is to be ignored. A problem dealing with air resistance gives more info than just the initial velocity.