A water balloon is launched with an initial speed of 40 m/s at 60 degrees above the horizontal. A tall building is 40 m from the launch site. Neglect air resistance and use g 10 m/s2 8. How much time does it take for the water balloon to hit the building? a) 2.0 s b) 2.4 s c) 2.8 s d) 3.2 s e) 3.6s ,D 9. At what height above ground level does the water balloon hit the building? a) 49.3 m b) 45.3 m c) 41.3 m d) 37.3 m e) 33.3 m 10. How fast is the water balloon moving as it hits the building? a) 33.8 m/s b) 30.8 m/s c) 27.8 m/s d) 24.8 m/s e) 21.8 m/s

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Answer:

a) 2.0 s is the time after which the balloon hit the building

a) 49.3 m is the height at which the balloon hits the building

d) 24.8 m/s is the velocity of the balloon at the instant of hitting the building

Explanation:

Given:

initial speed of projection of balloon, [tex]u=40\ m.s^{-1}[/tex]

angle of projection from the horizontal, [tex]\theta=60^{\circ}[/tex]

distance of a tall building from the launch site, [tex]s=40\ m[/tex]

Now we find the horizontal component of velocity :

[tex]u_x=u\cos\theta[/tex]

[tex]u_x=40\cos60[/tex]

[tex]u_x=20\ m.s^{-1}[/tex]

Now the time taken to hit the building:

(since we don't have any acceleration in the horizontal direction )

[tex]t=\frac{s}{u_x}[/tex]

[tex]t=\frac{40}{20}[/tex]

[tex]t=2\ s[/tex]

Now the vertical component of the velocity:

[tex]u_y=u\sin\theta[/tex]

[tex]u_y=40\sin60[/tex]

[tex]u_y=34.64\ m.s^{-1}[/tex]

Time taken to reach the maximum height:

At max. height the final velocity (v=0)

[tex]v_y=u_y-g.t_m[/tex] (-ve, since the direction of velocity is opposite to the gravity)

[tex]0=34.64-10\times t[/tex]

[tex]t=3.464\ s[/tex]

Therefore the the balloon hit the building while ascending in height.

Now the height reached in the time in which the balloon hits the building:

[tex]h=u_y.t-\frac{1}{2} g.t^2[/tex] (-ve, since the direction of velocity is opposite to the gravity)

[tex]h=34.64\times 2-0.5\times 10\times 2^2[/tex]

[tex]h=49.28\ m[/tex]

Speed of the balloon while it hits the building:

  • (The horizontal component of the velocity remains constant during the motion)

[tex]u_x=20\ m.s^{-1}[/tex]

  • The vertical component of velocity at time t=2 sec:

[tex]v_y'=u_y-g.t[/tex] (-ve, since the direction of velocity is opposite to the gravity)

[tex]v_y'=34.64-10\times 2[/tex]

[tex]v_y'=14.64\ m.s^{-1}[/tex]

Now the net resultant of the two components:

[tex]v=\sqrt{(u_x)^2+(v_y')^2}[/tex]

[tex]v=\sqrt{(20)^2+(14.64)^2}[/tex]

[tex]v=24.79\ m.s^{-1}[/tex]