Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics
4th Edition
ISBN: 9780131495081
Author: Douglas C. Giancoli
Publisher: Addison-Wesley
expand_more
expand_more
format_list_bulleted
Concept explainers
Textbook Question
Chapter 3, Problem 5Q
During baseball practice, a batter hits a very high fly ball and then runs in a straight line and catches it. Which had the greater displacement, the palyer or the ball?
Expert Solution & Answer
Want to see the full answer?
Check out a sample textbook solutionStudents have asked these similar questions
Goro Shigeno (Pitcher) and Joe Gibson Jr. (hitter) went head to head in the Major League Baseball (MLB)
series. For the last pitch, Gibson hits the baseball with 82 ft/s at angle of 75°. When the ball is directly
above Shigeno he begins to run under it. Determine the (a) the total distance that the pitcher runs and (b)
the constant speed at which pitcher must run in order to make the catch at the same elevation at which
the ball was hit. (Note: the distance between the pitcher and hitter is 70 ft.)
Clay Matthews, a linebacker for the Green Bay Packers, can reach a speed of 10.0 m/s. At the start of a play, Matthews runs downfield at 45° with respect to the 50-yard line and covers 8.0 m in 1 s. He then runs straight down the field at 90° with respect to the 50-yard line for 12 m, with an elapsed time of 1.2 s. (a) What is Matthews’ final displacement from the start of the play? (b) What is his average velocity?
Max plays middle linebacker for South's football team. During one play in last Friday night's game against New Greer Academy, he made the following movements after the ball was snapped on third down. First, he back-pedaled in the southern direction for 2.6 meters. He then shuffled to his left (west) for a distance of 2.2 meters. Finally, he made a half-turn and ran downfield a distance of 4.8 meters in a direction of 240° counter-clockwise from east (30° W of S) before finally knocking the wind out of New Greer's wide receiver. Determine the magnitude and direction of Max's overall displacement.
Chapter 3 Solutions
Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics
Ch. 3.2 - Under what conditions can the magnitude of the...Ch. 3.2 - If the two vectors of Example 31 are perpendicular...Ch. 3.3 - What does the incorrect vector in Fig. 36c...Ch. 3.8 - Two balls are thrown in the air at different...Ch. 3.8 - The maximum range of a projectile is found to be...Ch. 3 - One car travels due east at 40 km/h. and a second...Ch. 3 - Can you conclude that a car is not accelerating if...Ch. 3 - Can you give several examples of an objects motion...Ch. 3 - Can the displacement vector for a particle moving...Ch. 3 - During baseball practice, a batter hits a very...
Ch. 3 - If V=V1+V2, is V necessarily greater than V1...Ch. 3 - Two vectors have length V1 = 3.5 km and V2 = 4.0...Ch. 3 - Can two vectors, of unequal magnitude, add up to...Ch. 3 - Can the magnitude of a vector ever (a) equal, or...Ch. 3 - Can a particle with constant speed be...Ch. 3 - Does the odometer of a car measure a scalar or a...Ch. 3 - A child wishes to determine the speed a slingshot...Ch. 3 - In archery, should the arrow be aimed directly at...Ch. 3 - A projectile is launched at an upward angle of 30...Ch. 3 - A projectile has the least speed at what point in...Ch. 3 - It was reported in World War I that a pilot flying...Ch. 3 - Two cannonballs, A and B, are fired from the...Ch. 3 - A person sitting in an enclosed train car, moving...Ch. 3 - If you are riding on a train that speeds past...Ch. 3 - Two rowers, who can row at the same speed in still...Ch. 3 - If you stand motionless under an umbrella in a...Ch. 3 - (I) A car is driven 225 km west and then 78 km...Ch. 3 - (I) A delivery truck travels 28 blocks north, 16...Ch. 3 - (I) If x = 7.80 units and Vy = 6.40 units,...Ch. 3 - (II) Graphically determine the resultant of the...Ch. 3 - (II) V is a vector 24.8 units is magnitude and...Ch. 3 - (II) Figure 336 shows two vectors, A and B. whose...Ch. 3 - (II) An airplane is travelling; 835 km/h m a...Ch. 3 - Prob. 8PCh. 3 - (II) (a) Determine the magnitude and direction of...Ch. 3 - (II) Three vectors are shown in Fig, 338. Their...Ch. 3 - (II) (a) Given the vectors A and B shown in Fig....Ch. 3 - (II) Determine the vector AC, given the vectors A...Ch. 3 - (II) For the vectors shown in Fig. 338, determine...Ch. 3 - (II) For the vectors given in Fig. 338, determine...Ch. 3 - (II) The summit of a mountain. 2450 m above base...Ch. 3 - (III) You are given a vector in the xy plane that...Ch. 3 - (I) The position of a particular particle as a...Ch. 3 - (I) What was the average velocity of the particle...Ch. 3 - (II) What is the shape of the path of the particle...Ch. 3 - (II) A car is moving with speed 18.0m/s due south...Ch. 3 - (II) At t = 0, a particle starts from rest at x =...Ch. 3 - (II) (a) A skier is accelerating down a 30.0 hill...Ch. 3 - (II) An ant walks on a piece of graph paper...Ch. 3 - (II) A particle starts from the origin at t = 0...Ch. 3 - (II) Suppose the position of an object is given by...Ch. 3 - (II) An object, which is at the origin at time t =...Ch. 3 - (II) A particles position as a function of time t...Ch. 3 - (I) A tiger leaps horizontally from a 7.5-m-high...Ch. 3 - (I) A diver running 2.3 m/s dives out horizontally...Ch. 3 - (II) Estimate how much farther a person can jump...Ch. 3 - (II) A fire hose held near the ground shoots water...Ch. 3 - (II) A ball is brown horizontally from the roof...Ch. 3 - (II) A football is kicked at ground level with a...Ch. 3 - (II) A ball thrown horizontally at 23.7 m/s from...Ch. 3 - (II) A shot-putter throws the shot (mass = 7.3 kg)...Ch. 3 - (II) Show that the time retired for a projectile...Ch. 3 - (II) You buy a plastic dart gun, and being a...Ch. 3 - (II) A baseball is hit with a speed of 27,0m/s at...Ch. 3 - (II) In Example 311 we chose the x axis to the...Ch. 3 - (II) A grasshopper hops down a level road. On each...Ch. 3 - (II) Extreme-sports enthusiasts have been known to...Ch. 3 - (II) Here is something to try at a sporting event....Ch. 3 - (II) The pilot of an airplane traveling 170km/h...Ch. 3 - (II) (a) A long jumper leaves the ground at 45...Ch. 3 - (II) A high diver leaves the end of a 5.0-m-high...Ch. 3 - (II) A projectile is shot from the edge of a cliff...Ch. 3 - (II) Suppose the kick in Example 3-7 is attempted...Ch. 3 - (II) Exactly 3.0s after a projectile is fired into...Ch. 3 - (II) Revisit Example 39, and assume that the boy...Ch. 3 - (II) A ball is thrown horizontally form the top of...Ch. 3 - (II) A ball is thrown horizontally from the top of...Ch. 3 - (II) At what projection angle will the range of a...Ch. 3 - (II) A projectile is fired with an initial speed...Ch. 3 - (II) An athlete executing a long jump leaves the...Ch. 3 - (III) A person stands at the base of a hill that...Ch. 3 - (III) Derive a formula for the horizontal range R,...Ch. 3 - (I) A person going for a morning jog on the deck...Ch. 3 - (I) Huck Finn walks at a speed of 0.70m/s across...Ch. 3 - (II) Determine the speed of the boat with respect...Ch. 3 - (II) Two planes approach each other head-on. Each...Ch. 3 - (II) A child, who is 45 m from the bank of a...Ch. 3 - (II) A passenger on a boat moving at 1.70 m/s on a...Ch. 3 - (II) A person in the passenger basket of a hot-air...Ch. 3 - (II) An airplane is heading due south at a speed...Ch. 3 - (II) In what direction should the pilot aim the...Ch. 3 - (II) Two cars approach a street corner at right...Ch. 3 - (II) A swimmer is capable of swimming 0.60 m/s in...Ch. 3 - (II) A swimmer is capable of swimming 0.60m/s in...Ch. 3 - (II) A motorboat whose speed in still water is...Ch. 3 - (II) A boat, whose speed in still water is 2.70...Ch. 3 - (III) An airplane, whose air speed is 580 km/h, is...Ch. 3 - Two vectors, V1 and V2, add to a resultant...Ch. 3 - A plumber slops out of his truck, walks 66 m east...Ch. 3 - On mountainous downhill roads escape routes are...Ch. 3 - A light plane is headed due south with a speed...Ch. 3 - An Olympic long jumper is capable of jumping 8.0...Ch. 3 - Romeo is chucking pebbles gently up to Juliets...Ch. 3 - Raindrops make an angle with the vertical when...Ch. 3 - Apollo astronauts took a nine iron to the Moon and...Ch. 3 - A hunter aims directly at a target (on the same...Ch. 3 - The cliff divers of Acapulco push off horizontally...Ch. 3 - When Babe Ruth hit a homer over the 8.0-m-high...Ch. 3 - The speed of a boat in still water is v. The boat...Ch. 3 - At serve, a tennis player aims to hit the ball...Ch. 3 - Spymaster Chris, flying a constant 208 km/h...Ch. 3 - A basketball leaves a players hands at a height of...Ch. 3 - A particle has a velocity of v=(2.0i+3.5tj)m/s....Ch. 3 - A projectile is launched from ground level to the...Ch. 3 - In hot pursuit, Agent Logan of the FBI must get...Ch. 3 - A boat can travel 2.20 m/s in still water, (a) If...Ch. 3 - A boat is traveling where there is a current of...Ch. 3 - A child runs down a 12 hill and suddenly jumps...Ch. 3 - A basketball is shot from an initial height or 2.4...Ch. 3 - You are driving south on a highway at 25 m/s...Ch. 3 - A rok is kicked horizontally at 15 m/s from a hill...Ch. 3 - A batter hits a fly ball which leaves the bat 0.90...Ch. 3 - A ball is shot from the top of a building with an...Ch. 3 - At t = 0 a batter hits a baseball with an initial...Ch. 3 - (II) Students shoot a plastic ball horizontally...Ch. 3 - (III) A shot-putter throws from a height h = 2.1 m...
Additional Science Textbook Solutions
Find more solutions based on key concepts
4. Accuracy is
the same as precision.
the smallest unit with which a measurement is made.
the number of signifi...
Applied Physics (11th Edition)
31. Your forehead can withstand a force of about 6.0 kN before fracturing, while your cheekbone can withstand o...
Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach, Vol. 1 (Chs 1-21) (4th Edition)
Masses m and 3m approach at the same speed v and undergo a head-on elastic collision. Show that mass 3m stops, ...
Essential University Physics: Volume 1 (3rd Edition)
If 10,000 people saw the same UFO, scientists would be forced to conclude that an alien visit really occurred.
...
Life in the Universe (4th Edition)
Check Your Understanding An airplane lands on a runway traveling east. Describe its acceleration.
University Physics Volume 1
Estimate the average temperature of the air inside a hot-air balloon (see Figure 1.1). Assume that the total ma...
An Introduction to Thermal Physics
Knowledge Booster
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, physics and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.Similar questions
- A person drops a package from a hot air balloon. The distance from the hot air balloon to the ground is 1000ft. If the package encounters a crosswind that pushes it 300ft to the west, what is the resultant vector of this motion. What is the angle of the resultant from the y-axis. (don't forget to choose an origin)arrow_forwardA quarterback takes the ball from the line of scrimmage, runs backward for 16 yards, then runs parallel to the line of scrimmage for 23 yards. At this point, he throws a 49 yards forward pass straight down field, perpendicular to the line of scrimmage. What is the magnitude of the football’s resultant displacement? Answer in units of yards.arrow_forwardSkeet Shooting is an Olympic sport for rifle marksmen. A skeet is a clay target. A lady marksman goes out to practice and sets her skeet launcher at a position 25 meters north and 40 meters west from where she intends to stand. When she yells “Pull!”, a skeet is launched due East at an angle of 37 degrees above the ground with an initial speed, vo. The marksman only fires due north. Two seconds after she yells “Pull!”, the bullet from her gun hits the clay skeet in the air. At what height did the clay skeet shatter? Neglect air friction effects. {Use sin(37o) = 3/5; cos(37o) = 4/5; and g = 10 m/s2 }arrow_forward
- Skeet Shooting is an Olympic sport for rifle marksmen. A skeet is a clay target. A lady marksman goes out to practice and sets her skeet launcher at a position 25 meters north and 40 meters west from where she intends to stand. When she yells “Pull!”, a skeet is launched due East at an angle of 37 degrees above the ground with an initial speed, vo. The marksman only fires due north. Two seconds after she yells “Pull!”, the bullet from her gun hits the clay skeet in the air. At what height did the clay skeet shatter? Neglect air friction effects. {Use sin(37 degrees) = 3/5; cos(37 degrees) = 4/5; and g = 10 m/s2 }arrow_forwardA baseball player hits a ball 1.1m above the plate at an angle of 42 degrees at a speed of 35 m/s. In order to hit a home run, the ball has to clear a 2.4 m tall wall, 120 m away from the plate. a) sketch the situation, including a coordinate system and the ball's trajectory. b)how many seconds is the ball in the air, which it reaches the wall? c) does the ball go over the wall for a home run? (find its vertical position at the appropriate time) d) what is the ball's speed and direction, as it reaches the wall?arrow_forwardIn a jump serve in volleyball, the server throws the ball into the air and strikes it with his open hand from a position 9 m behind the net. An athletic player may be able to hit it when the bottom of the ball is 3 m above the ground. Without aerodynamic effects, a horizontally hit serve will never work—it will go into the net or go too far and out of bounds. How much time does it take for the ball to fall to the height of the top of the net (which is 2.41 m above the floor)? Also, calculate the minimum launch speed for the ball to make it over the net. Round the final answer to two decimal places. What is the range of the ball struck horizontally at this speed? Round the final answer to one decimal place. Do you think that putting topspin on the serve might improve the serve? The “sky serve” is intended to land on the opponent’s side at a nearly straight-down trajectory. If this serve were a sky serve, launched at the same speed, but at the nearly vertical angle of 85°, would it…arrow_forward
- Goro Shigeno (Pitcher) and Joe Gibson Jr. (hitter) went head to head in the Major League Baseball (MLB)series. For the last pitch, Gibson hits the baseball with 82 ft/s at angle of 75o. When the ball is directlyabove Shigeno he begins to run under it. Determine the (a) the total distance that the pitcher runs and (b)the constant speed at which pitcher must run in order to make the catch at the same elevation at whichthe ball was hit. (Note: the distance between the pitcher and hitter is 70 ft.arrow_forwardThe longest recorded pass in an NFL game traveled 83 yards in the air from the quarterback to the receiver. Assuming that the pass was thrown at the optimal 45° angle, what was the speed at which the ball left the quarterback’s hand?arrow_forwardA movie stunt driver on a motorcycle can fly over a wide ditch with certain angle and initial speed. However, if he speeds horizontally, will he crosses this ditch? Consider his motion as projectile, and the two sides of ditch have equal altitude. Yes, he will if his initial velocity is big enough No, theoretically he will never cross this ditch It depends on the weather condition It depends on how powerful of his motorcycle Is it 1,2,3, or 4arrow_forward
- In the final game of last year’s regular season, Moscow was playing Lewiston for the Conference Championship. In the last play of the game, star quarterback Skinner took a snap from scrimmage and scooted backwards (north) 8.0 yards. He then ran sideways (west) for 12.0 yards before finally throwing a 34.0-yard pass directly downfield (southward) to Kendall for the game-winning touchdown. Determine the magnitude and direction of the ball’s displacementarrow_forwardA projectile is fired with an initial speed of 36.2 m/s at an angle of 42.3 ° above the horizontal on a long flat firing range. Determine the maximum height reached by the projectile. Express answer using three significant figures. Determine the total time in the air. Express answer using three significant figures. Determine the total horizontal distance covered (that is, the range) Determine the speed of the projectile 2.00 s after firing.arrow_forwardA tennis player serves the ball with an initial speed of 23.6 m/s, from a height of 2.37 m above the court. If the net is at a distance of 12 m and has a height of 0.90 m, determine what is indicated in each section: a) The angle that the throw must have so that the ball can pass over the net. b) The time it takes for the ball to hit the ground, assuming the person on the other side of the net fails to return it. c) If the other person has a height of 1.70 m, and his throw is made at 2.20 m, indicate in what position he must be in order to return the ball.arrow_forward
arrow_back_ios
SEE MORE QUESTIONS
arrow_forward_ios
Recommended textbooks for you
- College PhysicsPhysicsISBN:9781305952300Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris VuillePublisher:Cengage LearningUniversity Physics (14th Edition)PhysicsISBN:9780133969290Author:Hugh D. Young, Roger A. FreedmanPublisher:PEARSONIntroduction To Quantum MechanicsPhysicsISBN:9781107189638Author:Griffiths, David J., Schroeter, Darrell F.Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Physics for Scientists and EngineersPhysicsISBN:9781337553278Author:Raymond A. Serway, John W. JewettPublisher:Cengage LearningLecture- Tutorials for Introductory AstronomyPhysicsISBN:9780321820464Author:Edward E. Prather, Tim P. Slater, Jeff P. Adams, Gina BrissendenPublisher:Addison-WesleyCollege Physics: A Strategic Approach (4th Editio...PhysicsISBN:9780134609034Author:Randall D. Knight (Professor Emeritus), Brian Jones, Stuart FieldPublisher:PEARSON
College Physics
Physics
ISBN:9781305952300
Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille
Publisher:Cengage Learning
University Physics (14th Edition)
Physics
ISBN:9780133969290
Author:Hugh D. Young, Roger A. Freedman
Publisher:PEARSON
Introduction To Quantum Mechanics
Physics
ISBN:9781107189638
Author:Griffiths, David J., Schroeter, Darrell F.
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Physics for Scientists and Engineers
Physics
ISBN:9781337553278
Author:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett
Publisher:Cengage Learning
Lecture- Tutorials for Introductory Astronomy
Physics
ISBN:9780321820464
Author:Edward E. Prather, Tim P. Slater, Jeff P. Adams, Gina Brissenden
Publisher:Addison-Wesley
College Physics: A Strategic Approach (4th Editio...
Physics
ISBN:9780134609034
Author:Randall D. Knight (Professor Emeritus), Brian Jones, Stuart Field
Publisher:PEARSON
Introduction to Vectors and Their Operations; Author: Professor Dave Explains;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBSCMTYaH1s;License: Standard YouTube License, CC-BY