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A hunter aims horizontally at a target on the same level as his rifle. If the bullet leaves his rifle at a velocity of 154.6 m/s and hits 0.64 meters below the target, how far away is the target? (hint: you are looking for dx)
Round your answer to the nearest 0.01. Do not add units.


Respuesta :

The bullet's position vector has components

[tex]x=v_0t[/tex]

[tex]y=-\dfrac g2t^2[/tex]

where we're given the initial velocity [tex]v_0[/tex] and the initial height of the bullet [tex]y_0[/tex], and [tex]g[/tex] is the acceleration due to gravity. Note that we take the bullet's starting position to be the origin.

We're also told that after some time [tex]t[/tex], the time it takes for the bullet to hit the target, the bullet's vertical position is 0.64 m below where it was aimed, which translates to [tex]y=-0.64\,\mathrm m[/tex] at this time [tex]t[/tex]. Then we can solve for this time:

[tex]-0.64\,\mathrm m=-\dfrac{9.80\,\frac{\mathrm m}{\mathrm s^2}}2t^2\implies t=0.36\,\mathrm s[/tex]

Finally, the target's distance from the origin is [tex]x[/tex] at this time [tex]t[/tex]:

[tex]x=\left(154.6\,\dfrac{\mathrm m}{\mathrm s}\right)(0.36\,\mathrm s)=55.87\,\mathrm m[/tex]