A projectile is launched off of a 19.6 m high building with an initial velocity of 26.4 m/s at an angle of 33.2 degrees relative to the horizontal. What is the speed of the projectile when it reaches it maximum height?

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Chapter6: Motion In Two Dimensions
Section6.3: Relative Velocity
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Transcribed Image Text:19.6M 26.4 3 33а
A projectile is launched off of a 19.6 m high building with an initial velocity of 26.4 m/s at an angle of 33.2
degrees relative to the horizontal. What is the speed of the projectile when it reaches it maximum height?
Transcribed Image Text:A projectile is launched off of a 19.6 m high building with an initial velocity of 26.4 m/s at an angle of 33.2 degrees relative to the horizontal. What is the speed of the projectile when it reaches it maximum height?
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Given data:

  • The initial velocity is u =26.4  m/s
  • The projection angle is 33.2 degrees

At the maximum height, the vertical velocity is zero, and the acceleration in x-direction also zero:

vx=ucos33.2+atvx=ucos33.2+0vx=ucos33.2

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