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Homework Statement
"A marble rolls off a table with a horizontal velocity of 1.93m/s and onto the floor. The table is 76.5cm above the ground. Air resistance is negligible.
Find the horizontal distance, the air time and the final velocity."
Homework Equations
Δdy=ViyΔt + 0.5ayΔt2
Rearranged: √(2Δdy/ay) = Δt *Equation A*
VconstxΔt=Δdx *Equation B*
Vfy2 = √(2ayΔdy) *Equation C*
The Attempt at a Solution
Use equation A to find Δt, substituting in the variables gives 0.395 seconds. Therefore the ball was in the air 0.395 seconds.
Use equation B to find horizontal distance, substituting in the variables gives 0.762m [F]
Use equation C to find the final vertical velocity, which ends up being 3.87m/s [D]
Now since I know the final vertical velocity (3.87m/s downward) and the final horizontal velocity (1.93m/s [F], it remains constant since there is no air resistance) I can find the final velocity and its angle using pythagorean and trig.
The final velocity is 4.32m/s [63° above the ground] after those calculations. Is that correct? My textbook has 4.3m/s [64° below horizontal] which is oddly worded and doesn't seem to be the same.