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Homework Statement


A marble rolls off a table with a velocity of 1.93 m/s [horiz]. The tabletop is 76.5 cm above the floor. If air resistance is negligible, determine the velocity at impact.
-[tex]\Delta[/tex]t has been found in a previous question; =0.395 s
-I know the answer is 4.33 m/s [63.5 degrees below the horizontal]

Homework Equations


[tex]\Delta[/tex]d=-.5a([tex]\Delta[/tex]t)2-v2([tex]\Delta[/tex]t)


The Attempt at a Solution


[tex]\Delta[/tex]d=-.5a([tex]\Delta[/tex]t)2-v2([tex]\Delta[/tex]t)
0.765 = -.5(9.8)(.395)+v2(.395)
but I get velocity to equal 1. something m/s?
 
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Do you want to exclusively use kinematics, or do you just want the answer? If you just want the answer, I say go the easy route: energy. I've said this before on this forum already.

Be sure to only consider the y-axis energy.
 
i have to do it the kinematics way..
don't confuse me with the energy just yet! haha.
 
Using kinematics makes it more confusing actually. =)

But to answer your question, if you know the time it takes to fall, and you know what acceleration it goes through, it's a simple matter of [tex]v_f(t) = v_0 + a t[/tex]. Plug in initial velocity in y direction and time, then you have the y component of the velocity vector. Air resistance is nonexistent, so the horizontal velocity stays the same. Take the magnitude of this vector.

I plugged in the numbers myself (using WolframAlpha!) and got the right answer.
 
LoveandHate said:
[tex]\Delta[/tex]d=-.5a([tex]\Delta[/tex]t)2-v2([tex]\Delta[/tex]t)


The Attempt at a Solution


[tex]\Delta[/tex]d=-.5a([tex]\Delta[/tex]t)2-v2([tex]\Delta[/tex]t)
0.765 = -.5(9.8)(.395)+v2(.395)
but I get velocity to equal 1. something m/s?
V2 is not final velocity, it's initial velocity and in the y direction it is equal to?