Projectile Motion Problem Set

1. Super Dave is fired from a cannon inclined at 48.0 to the horizontal. If Super Dave leaves the cannon at a speed of 18.0 m/s, a. How high did he go? b. How long will it take him to reach a maximum height? c. Where should he instruct his team to put the net to catch him (what will be his range)? 2. A small supply plane flying horizontally at a velocity of 38.5 m/s drops a parcel of food from a height of 89.0 m to a landing cushion on ground below. a. How long will it take the parcel to fall from the airplane to the ground? b. How far in advance of the landing cushion must the parcel be released so that it lands safely on the cushion? 3. Mr. Whisen, executing a long jump when he was in high school, left the ground at a 26 angle to the horizontal with a speed of 5.6 m/s. The OFSAA Record for senior boys long jump is 6.16 m. Did he beat the record? (i.e. how far did he travel?) 4. A child on a swing reaches a height of 2.4 m off the ground before jumping out of the swing. The child leaves the seat travelling 1.85 m/s at 12.1 above the horizontal. a. How high did the child go? b. How long was the child in the air? 5. An eagle is flying 18 m/s at an angle of 30 below the horizontal when it accidentally drops a fish. The eagle is 16 m above the lake when the fish drops. a. How far will the fish travel horizontally? b. What will be the velocity of the fish just before it hits the water? 6. A hot air balloon is initially rising at 0.85 m/s [75 to the horizontal]. The balloon operator drops a bag of sand over the basket from a height of 155 m to rise higher. a. What was the maximum height that the bag of sand reached? b. What will be the final velocity of the bag just before hitting the ground? 7. A daredevil motorcyclist attempts to leap a 48 m wide gorge. At the side where the cyclist starts, the ground slopes upward at an angle of 15 to the gorge rim. Beyond the far rim, the ground is level and is 5.9 m below the near rim. What is the minimum speed necessary for the cyclist to clear the gorge? 8. In a movie stunt scene, a car attempts to jump across a ravine by driving up a ramp at an angle of 15.5 with an initial speed of 42.5 m/s. The ravine is 102 m across. a. What was the maximum height reached by the car? b. What was the cars horizontal displacement? Does it make the jump safely?