How to find angle whit system of equations

[felipenavarro]

Homework Statement

i kick a ball with an initial velocity of 18m/s. there is a wall at 8m that has a height of 1.5 meters. whith what angle should i kick the ball so that it bearly passes the wall?

Homework Equations

first equation: hf= 1/2gt^2+vit+hi
second equation: V=Δx/t

The Attempt at a Solution

so what i am trying to do is a system of equations isolating t in the second equation and placing it in the first equation. in velosity in the y direction i use 18sin(θ) and for v in the x i use 18cos(θ).
Also as final heigth i am using 1.6m(just a little higher than the wall) and as xfinal i am using 8.1m(also bearly passing the wall)

the problem is i can't soleve the equation. is this the right way to do it?

 

[CAF123]

So you have s_y = v_{oy}t -\frac{1}{2}gt^2, and you have values for s_y and v_{oy}.
If you know the wall is 8m away, and you know v_{ox}, then by rearranging s_x = v_{ox}t for t and subbing into the above eqn, you should be able to solve for θ.
It is just a case of rearranging the final eqn for θ. Is this the part you are having difficulty with?

 

[felipenavarro]

sorry what is sy(changes in y?) , and yes that is where i am having trouble. i end up with cosines and sines and can't unite them or cancel them or anithyng

 

[ehild]

The Attempt at a Solution

so what i am trying to do is a system of equations isolating t in the second equation and placing it in the first equation. in velosity in the y direction i use 18sin(θ) and for v in the x i use 18cos(θ).
Also as final heigth i am using 1.6m(just a little higher than the wall) and as xfinal i am using 8.1m(also bearly passing the wall)

the problem is i can't soleve the equation. is this the right way to do it?

It is the right way in principle but "just a little higher" can mean anything. Why not 1.55 m? or 1.51 m? So choose y=1.5 m at x=8 m.
After eliminating t, you get an equation which contains both the tangent and the cosine of theta. (y=tan(θ)x-(g/2)x²/(18²cos²(θ)). You certainly know that cos²(θ)=1/(1+tan²(θ)). Use that relation and you get a quadratic equation for tan(θ).

ehild

 

[CAF123]

sorry what is sy(changes in y?) , and yes that is where i am having trouble. i end up with cosines and sines and can't unite them or anithyng

s_y is the vertical displacement of the object. I implicitly assumed s_o = 0 in the equation s_y - s_o = v_{oy}t -\frac{1}{2}gt^2

 

[felipenavarro]

now i got it, great explenation! thanks