Dock diving is a great form of athletic competition for dogs of all shapes and sizes. Sheba, the American Pit Bull Terrier, runs and jumps off the dock with an initial speed of 8.62 m/s at an angle of 28° with respect to the surface of the water. (Assume that the +x axis is in the direction of the run and the +y axis is up.) (a) If Sheba begins at a height of 0.85 m above the surface of the water, through what horizontal distance does she travel before hitting the surface of the water? m

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Answer:

62.4m

Explanation:

a) Horizontal distance traveled = x = [tex]v_x[/tex] * t

where,

[tex]v_x[/tex]  = horizontal velocity

and t = time in the air)

Time in the air t can be solved using the equation for y:

[tex]i_y=y_o+v_o_yt - 0.5gt^2[/tex]

where, [tex]y_o[/tex] = initial height i.e 0.85 m

[tex]v_o_y[/tex] = initial vertical velocity

and g = 9.8 m/s^2

When y = 0, the dog has hit the water.

So set y = 0 and solve for t.  

[tex]v_o_y[/tex] = 8.62 m/s [tex]\times[/tex] (sin 28) = 4.04 m/s

0 = 0.85 m + (4.04 m/s)t - 0.5gt²  

0.5t²-4.04t-0.85  

Solve this quadratic formula for t: the solutions are t = 8.2 s and t = -0.2. Reject the negative solution, so t = 8.2 s.

How far does the dog travel horizontally in 9.2 s?

x = [tex]v_x[/tex] * t  = (8.62 m/s) [tex]\times[/tex] (cos 28) [tex]\times[/tex]  8.2 s = 62.4 m  

She travels the horizontal distance before hitting the surface of the water is 62.4m

What is projectile?

When an object is thrown at an angle from the horizontal direction, the object is said to be in projectile motion. The object which follows the projectile motion.

a) Horizontal distance traveled = x = V(x) * t

where, V(x)  is the horizontal velocity and t = time in the air

Time in the air t can be solved using the equation for y:

hy =yo + Voy x t - 1/2gt²

where,  yo= initial height i.e 0.85 m and Voy = initial vertical velocity

and g = 9.8 m/s^2

When y = 0, the dock has hit the water.

So set y = 0 and solve for t.  

Voy = 8.62 m/s x (sin 28) = 4.04 m/s

Substitute the values, we get time as

0 = 0.85 m + (4.04 m/s)t - 0.5gt²  

0.5t²-4.04t-0.85 =0

Solving the quadratic formula for t, we have

time t = 8.2 s and t = -0.2.

As time can't be negative, so, t = 8.2 s.

The horizontal distance is

x = Vo * t  = (8.62 m/s)  (cos 28)   8.2 s = 62.4 m  

Thus, she travels 62.4 m.

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