Group 1

Problem
A daring 510-N swimmer dives off a cliff with a
running horizontal leap, as shown in the figure.
What must her minimum speed be just as she leaves
the top of the cliff so that she will miss the ledge at
the bottom, which is 1.75 m wide and 9.00 m below
the top of the cliff?
 Given
Initial Horizontal Distance (x0 ) = 0.00m
Initial Vertical Distance (y0) = 0.00m
Final Horizontal Distance (x) > 1.75m
y0 = Final Vertical Distance (y) = -9.00m
-9.00m
Initial Vertical Velocity (V0y ) = 0.00m/s
2
Vertical Acceleration due to Gravity (g) = -9.80m/s

x 0 = 1.75m
 Given
x > 1.75m
y = -9.00m
V 0 = 0.00m/s
g = -9.80m/s2

V0 = ?
Required
Her speed just as she leaves the cliff
Initial Horizontal Velocity (V0) = ?, Such that;
x > 1.75m; and

y0 = y = -9.00m
-9.00m

X0 = 1.75m
 Given
x > 1.75m
y = -9.00m
V 0 = 0.00m/s
g = -9.80m/s2

Required
V0 = ? V0x = ?

Equation
Horizontal Component Vertical Component
2 2
x - x 0 = V0xt + at y - y = V0yt + gt
0
2 2 2

y0 =
1
t
[ x = V0xt ]
1
t
2
g[y = gt
]
2 g
2

-9.00m V0x = x 2
t 2y = t t = 2y
g g

X0 = 1.75m
 Given
x > 1.75m
y = -9.00m
V 0 = 0.00m/s
g = -9.80m/s2

Required
V0 = ? V0x = ?
Equations
V0x = x
Solution
t Solving for time (t)

t = 2y t = 2(-9.00) = 1.36s
g (-9.80)
V0x = (1.75)
= 1.29m/s
y0 = (1.36)
-9.00m
V0x = 1.29m/s

X0 = 1.75m
 Given
x > 1.75m
y = -9.00m
V 0 = 0.00m/s
g = -9.80m/s2

Required
V0 = ? V0x = ?
Equations
V0x = x
Answer
t
The daring 510-N swimmer must
t = 2y
g
dive of the cliff with a minimum
Solved V0x
V0x = 1.29 m/s speed of 1.29 m/s.
y0 =
-9.00m

X0 = 1.75m
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