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Water at the top of Horseshoe Falls (part of Niagara Falls)
is moving horizontally at 9.0 m/s as it goes off the edge and
plunges 53 m to the pool below. If you ignore air resistance,
at what angle is the falling water moving as it enters the
pool?

Respuesta :

Answer:

[tex]\theta= (-74.42)^{\circ} C[/tex]

Explanation:

Horizontal speed of water, [tex]v_{xf}=9\ m/s[/tex]

Height, h = -53 (below pool)

We can find firstly the final vertical speed of the water using third equation of kinematics. So

[tex]v^2_{yf}=u^2_{yi}+2(-g)h\\\\v^2_{yf}=2\times -9.8\times -53\\\\v_{yf}=32.23\ m/s[/tex]

Let [tex]\theta[/tex] is the angle where the falling water moving as it enters the  pool. So,

[tex]\tan\theta=\dfrac{v_{yf}}{v_{xf}}\\\\=\dfrac{-32.3}{9}\\\\=-74.42^{\circ} C[/tex]

Hence, the angle is (-74.42)°C.