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alexandria
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Homework Statement
so I am sending my unit in for marking, and i collected a bunch of kinematic related questions that I've attempted to answer, but don't know if I am on the right track. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
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Homework Equations
relevant equations are listed with each question
The Attempt at a Solution
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The truck traveled 14.0 km (South) in 15 min. The truck continued another 6 km at a slower pace over 10 min, and then stayed at this location for 5 min. The truck continued on at a constant speed for another 8 km towards the destination, taking 15 min for this portion of its journey.
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Displacement = 131 km (South)
Average velocity = total displacement / total time
Average velocity = 131 km (S) / 2.0 h
Average velocity = 65.5 km /h (south)
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a)
d = v x t
Time to cross river:
t = d / v
= 0.032 km / 2.5 km/h
= 0.0128 hrs
Walking distance:
d = (1.2 km/h) x (0.0128 hrs)
d = 0.01536 km = 15.36 m
Sandra will have to walk 15.36 m to reach the farmer’s market.
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Time it takes to cross the river:
t = d / v
t = 32.0 m (E) / 0.69 m/s (E)
t = 46 s
Time it takes to walk the riverbank:
t = d / v
t = 15.36 m / 0.72 m/s
t = 21 s
Walking to the farmer’s market will result in the shortest time for Sandra to reach her destination.
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Increase the launch angle above 45 degrees, to reduce the horizontal displacement. This way the water balloon will hit the target instead of passing it.
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is it because the supplies will be blown off course??