Where Does Water Land When It Flows Out of a Hole in a Tank?

[nlanha1]

Homework Statement

A tank of water 3.0m deep sits on a table 1m tall. A hole is located 2.0m from the bottom of the tank. Water flows out of the hole and strikes the ground, where does the water strike the ground at from the table? Assume incompressible non-viscous flow.

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The Attempt at a Solution

I don't know what to do for this problem and I was hoping to find some help.

 

[tiny-tim]

welcome to pf!

hi nlanha1! welcome to pf!

the water is coming horizontally out of the side of the tank …

find its speed, and then apply the usual projectile equations to find where it lands

 

[Delphi51]

If the hole was pointing straight up, the water would go up to the same height as the surface of the water in the tank.