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hello everyone,
Im new to this forum but i really need some help doing a physics assignment. I am trying to use Newtons second law and the equation for wind resistance(click link) to determine the the angle made by a specific velocity. The link to the assignment is http://www.instruction.greenriver.edu/physics/anarayanan/PHYS201Sp2006/Notes/Essay2-201.pdf" . I've tried two different approaches but I am not sure if those are correct.
First, I did draw my free body diagrams and broke them up into components of x and y axis: Here is what I got
x(axis)=(wind resistance)-(m)(g)sin(theta)
y(axis)=(Force of tension)-(m)(g)cos(theta)
From there I've tried to manipulate both equations by solving for m, or g, and plugging into the other equation and solving for theta but thus far I've gotten non-realistic solutions.
So I thought maybe I was doing this a little to complicated, so instead I tried to solve this as if it were a triangle. I know that FT=mass*gravity if the ball is straight up and down. i also can calculate the force of windspeed using the formula, and then from there use some law of sins to get me an angle from the triangle but I am not sure if that's applicable in this scenerio.
Any and all help is much appreciated and thanks in advance
Im new to this forum but i really need some help doing a physics assignment. I am trying to use Newtons second law and the equation for wind resistance(click link) to determine the the angle made by a specific velocity. The link to the assignment is http://www.instruction.greenriver.edu/physics/anarayanan/PHYS201Sp2006/Notes/Essay2-201.pdf" . I've tried two different approaches but I am not sure if those are correct.
First, I did draw my free body diagrams and broke them up into components of x and y axis: Here is what I got
x(axis)=(wind resistance)-(m)(g)sin(theta)
y(axis)=(Force of tension)-(m)(g)cos(theta)
From there I've tried to manipulate both equations by solving for m, or g, and plugging into the other equation and solving for theta but thus far I've gotten non-realistic solutions.
So I thought maybe I was doing this a little to complicated, so instead I tried to solve this as if it were a triangle. I know that FT=mass*gravity if the ball is straight up and down. i also can calculate the force of windspeed using the formula, and then from there use some law of sins to get me an angle from the triangle but I am not sure if that's applicable in this scenerio.
Any and all help is much appreciated and thanks in advance
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