A 70 kg child escapes from a burning building by walking off a roof 30 m above a catching net. Assuming that resistance is a constant 90 N on the child during their fall, calculate the person's velocity just before hitting the net.

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Newton's second law and kinematics allow to find the result for the velocity at the point of reaching the child's net is:

           v = 23.7 m / s

Newton's second law states that the net force is proportional to the mass and acceleration of the body.

              ∑ F = m a

Where F is the force, m the mass and the acceleration of the body.

In the attachment we can see a free body diagram of the system, where the positive direction is up.

              F -W = m a

Weight is

             W = m g

             [tex]a = \frac{F}{m} - g[/tex]  

Let's calculate

             [tex]a= \frac{30}{70} - 9.8[/tex]  

             a = -9.37 m / s²

Negative indicates downward direction.

 

Kinematics studies the movement of the body, let's look for speed.

           v² = v₀² - 2 a (y-y₀)

Where v is the speed, v₀ is the initial speed, a tha acceleration ang (y-y₀) is the eight.

As the child is released, his initial velocity is zero, upon reaching the floor his height is zero and his initial height is I = 30 m.

           [tex]v= \sqrt{2 a y_o}[/tex]

Let's calculate

           v = [tex]\sqrt{2 \ 9.37 \ 30}[/tex]  

          v = 23.7 m / s

In conclusion using Newton's second law and kinematics we can find the velocity at the point where the child reaches the net is:

           v = 23.7 m / s

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The velocity of the child before hitting the ground is 22.596 m/s.

The given parameters;

  • mass of the child, m = 70 kg
  • height of the roof, h = 30 m
  • air resistance on the child, F = 90 N

The weight of the child acting downwards is calculated as follows;

W = mg

W = 70 x 9.8

W = 686 N

The net force on the child is calculated as follows;

∑Fₙ = 686 N - 90 N

∑Fₙ = 596 N

The acceleration of the child is calculated as follows;

F = ma

[tex]a = \frac{F}{m} \\\\a = \frac{596}{70} \\\\a = 8.51 \ m/s^2[/tex]

The velocity of the child before hitting the ground is calculated as;

v² = u² + 2as

v² = 0 + (2 x 8.51 x 30)

v² = 510.6

v = √510.6

v = 22.596 m/s

Thus, the velocity of the child before hitting the ground is 22.596 m/s.

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