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A stunt man drives a car at a speed of 20 m/s off a 28-m-high cliff. The road leading to the cliff is inclined upward at an angle of 20°. How far from the base of the cliff does the car land? What is the car's impact speed?

Answer :

Answer:

car land from base at distance 39.66 m

impact speed = 45.17 m/s

Explanation:

given data

speed v = 20 m/s

height h  = 28 m

angle θ = 20°

to find out

How far from the base of cliff does the car land and car impact speed

solution

we consider here x is horizontal direction and

and y is vertical direction

so we find time first for climb 28 m high

use equation of motion for climb height

- h = v×sinθ × t - 0.5× a×t²  ............1

here h is height, t is time , a is acceleration and v is speed

put here all value

-28 = 20×sin20 × t - 0.5× 9.8 ×t²

t = 4.89 seconds

so

distance = ut = 20×cos20 × t = 20×cos20 × 4.86

distance = 39.66 m

so car land from base at distance 39.66 m

and

for impact speed we calculate vx and vy

we use equation of motion

v = u - at   ..................2

at vertical direction

vy = 20×sin20 - 9.8 ( 4.89) = -41.08 m/s  

at horizontal direction

vx = 20×cos20

vx = 18.79 m/s

so impact speed = [tex]\sqrt{vx^{2} + vy^{2}}[/tex]    .................3

put here value

impact speed = [tex]\sqrt{18.79^{2} + (-41.08)^{2}}[/tex]

impact speed = 45.17 m/s

The equation of motion is the relation between the distance, velocity, acceleration and time of a moving body.

  • a) The distance of the base of the cliff where the car land is 39.66 m.
  • b) The car's impact speed is 45.17 m/s.

What is the equation of motion?

The equation of motion is the relation between the distance, velocity, acceleration and time of a moving body.

The second equation of the motion for distance can be given as,

[tex]s=ut+\dfrac{1}{2}at^2[/tex]

Here, u is the initial body, a is the acceleration of the body and t is the time taken by it.

Given information-

The speed of the car is 20 m/s.

The height of the cliff is 28 meters.

The cliff is inclined upward at an angle of 20 degrees.

  • a)The distance of the base of the cliff where the car land-

As the initial speed of the car in the vertical direction can be given with the sine angle. Thus put the values in the above formula as,

[tex]28=-20\sin (20^o)+\dfrac{1}{2}\times9.8t^2\\t=4.89\rm s[/tex]

Now the distance traveled by the object is the product of speed and the time. Thus,

[tex]d=20\cos(20^o)\times4.86\\d=39.66\rm m[/tex]

Hence the distance of the base of the cliff where the car land is 39.66 m.

  • b) The car's impact speed-

Let [tex]v_x[/tex] is the velocity of the car in horizontal direction and [tex]v_y[/tex] is the velocity of the car in vertical direction. Thus the impact speed can be given as,

[tex]v_i=\sqrt{v_x^2+v_y^2}\\v_i=\sqrt{20\cos(20)^2+(20\sin(20^o)-9.8\times4.89)^2}\\v_i=45.17\rm m/s[/tex]

Hence, the car's impact speed is 45.17 m/s.

Thus,

  • a) The distance of the base of the cliff where the car land is 39.66 m.
  • b) The car's impact speed is 45.17 m/s.

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