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mmiller39
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A Cutnell and Johnson Physics question illustrates a rocket launch:
A rocket is fired at a speed of 97.0 m/s from ground level, at an angle of 53.0 ° above the horizontal. The rocket is fired toward an 27.0-m high wall, which is located 24.0 m away. The rocket attains its launch speed in a negligibly short period of time, after which its engines shut down and the rocket coasts. By how much does the rocket clear the top of the wall?
My Calculations:
Vo = 97.0 m/s
Theta = 53 degrees
x = 24 m
y = 27 m
Let H illustrate the height of the rocket at point x on the axis.
t = ?
a = -9.80 m/s ^2
Vo sin 53 = Voy = 77.46
Vo cos 53 = Vox = 58.37
x = Vox(t)
t = x/Vox = 24/58.37 = .411 s
H = Voy(t) + .5 a(t^2)
Plug and Chug
H = 77.46(.411) + .5(-9.80)(.411^2) = 31 m
Distance Rocket clears wall = 31m-27m = 4.00 m <-----Incorrect.
Is there a problem with my calculations that I am not understanding?
A rocket is fired at a speed of 97.0 m/s from ground level, at an angle of 53.0 ° above the horizontal. The rocket is fired toward an 27.0-m high wall, which is located 24.0 m away. The rocket attains its launch speed in a negligibly short period of time, after which its engines shut down and the rocket coasts. By how much does the rocket clear the top of the wall?
My Calculations:
Vo = 97.0 m/s
Theta = 53 degrees
x = 24 m
y = 27 m
Let H illustrate the height of the rocket at point x on the axis.
t = ?
a = -9.80 m/s ^2
Vo sin 53 = Voy = 77.46
Vo cos 53 = Vox = 58.37
x = Vox(t)
t = x/Vox = 24/58.37 = .411 s
H = Voy(t) + .5 a(t^2)
Plug and Chug
H = 77.46(.411) + .5(-9.80)(.411^2) = 31 m
Distance Rocket clears wall = 31m-27m = 4.00 m <-----Incorrect.
Is there a problem with my calculations that I am not understanding?