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31 August, 09:53

How long will it take a shell fired from a cliff at an initial velocity of 800 m/s at an angle 30 degrees below the horizontal to reach the ground 150m below?

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  1. 31 August, 10:03
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    0.373 seconds. First, calculate the initial vertical velocity of the shell. 800sin (30) = 800*0.5 = 400 m/s Now the formula for the distance traveled is d = 400 m/s * T + 0.5A T^2 Substituting known values gives. 150 = 400 m/s * T + 0.5*9.80m/s^2 T^2 150 = 400 m/s * T + 4.9 m/s^2 T^2 Arrange as a quadratic formula 0 = 400 m/s * T + 4.9 m/s^2 T^2 - 150 4.9 m/s^2 T^2 + 400 m/s * T - 150 = 0 Now solve for T using the quadratic formula with a=4.9, b=400, and c=-150 The calculated value is 0.373 seconds. Is this value reasonable? Let's check. The initial downward velocity is 400 m/s. So 150/400 = 0.375 seconds. Since the actual time will be a bit less due to acceleration by gravity and since the total time is so short, there won't be much acceleration due to gravity, the value of 0.373 is quite reasonable.
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