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The forum discussion revolves around solving physics problems related to projectile motion and vector analysis. The user seeks assistance with two specific questions: calculating the angle and time for a boat crossing a river, and determining the airborne time and horizontal distance of a baseball thrown onto a roof. Key concepts include the use of the Pythagorean Theorem and trigonometric functions, particularly sine, to solve for unknowns. The discussion emphasizes the importance of showing work and engaging with the community for effective learning.

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test tommorow need help please

i have a test tommorw and i need answeres to the folowing questions if u can help i would be very thankful
1.
a bout can travel at 1.85 m/s in still water at wat angle must it go in order to go stright across a 110 m river flowing at 1.20m/s
b)
if it goes stight across detrime the time it would take
c)
if it goes stright across how far down streem would it end up

Q2

a child throws a baseball onto the roof a house then catches it 1.0 m from the ground the roof has an angle of 33 and from the ground to the tip of the roff the distance is 6.2 m is the ball fals at a speed of 3.2 m/s
a)
how long is the ball airborne
b)
wat is the horizantal distance form the glove to the edge of the roof
c)
wat is the velocity of the ball just before it hits the glove

please i need help with this i have a test and i need to know it i really need ur help

ps i only need the soloution to Q1 b,c and Q2 please help i need to pass
 
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sry but i waited for 3 hours and still no help
 
Those are certainly some interesting questions.. My first step would be to read this https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=28.
If you show us what you have tried and where you are getting stuck, there are many here who can help steer you in the right direction.

My second suggestion is to interact sooner with the forum (especially before exams), as it can easily take more than one day to get useful help.
 
well i got the first part but now I am stuck our teacher doesn't believe in giving formula sheets and as far as i got i don't have enogh info to get the time or displacment
 
i drew the triangle but since this is vectores i don't know if i should add the negitive ot vf or just leav it likr that and i really don't know how to write the formulas on this so for me to do that would only take forever
 
there are 10 questios in the review those are the only two i can't get
 
the angle i got was 33 i used the pathgrione therom then used the sine law to figer it out but now I am stuck
 
Ok, let's take it one step at a time. You say you have part A to number one. How did you do this? Using some basic trig. Part B can be solved usingthe Phythagorean Theorem. The question did not say which way the water was flowing, so you could assume it was going either way, it would not make a difference as to the angle.

I got a different answer for the angle. Are you familiar with inverse trig functions? What trig funtion: sine, cosine, or tangent can be used to relate the two pieces of information you have for part A? (HINT: You have the opposite leg and the hypotenuse)
 
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yeah but see umm u had to use the pathagriun therom to fin the hypatinous then use the sine law to find theda out of that and sry if i was sso late i had to eat diner
 
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the inverse would only get you the y or x componant
 
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and how would u get time with the pythagrin therom?
 
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Look at it this way... \sin{\theta}=\frac{1.20}{1.85} How can you find the angle?
 

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