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In Fig.4-44, a baseball is hit at a height h=1.00 mand then caught at the same height. It travels alongside a wall, moving up past the top of the wall 1.00 safter it is hit and then down past the top of the wall 4.00 slater, at distance D=50.0 mfarther along the wall. (a)What horizontal distance is traveled by the ball from hit to catch? What are the (b) magnitude and (c) angle (relative to the horizontal) of the ball’s velocity just after being hit? (d) How high is the wall?

Short Answer

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  1. Horizontal distance traveled by the ball is 75 cm.
  2. Magnitude of initial velocity is 31.9 m/s.
  3. The angle of (relative to horizontal) is 67°
  4. Height of the wall is 25.5 m

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01

Given data

It is given that,

Time taken by the ball to travel from A toX1 and B toX2 is 1s.

Time taken by the ball to travel fromX1 toX2 is 4 s.

The horizontal distance betweenX1 andX2 is 50 m.

02

Understanding the conditions that are to be applied in kinematic equations.

We are given the situation that the ball is hit and caught at the same height which is 1meters above ground level. The ball travels from above the wall 1 sec after the hit. The ball is above the wall for 4 sec. We are given that the horizontal distance X1between X2and is 50 m.

As the horizontal velocity of the ball is constant, horizontal acceleration is zero.Kinematic equations can be used to find the horizontal distance between X(initial) and X(final) as well as the initial velocity and angle of projection of the ball.

03

Kinematic equations and formula for angle of the velocity vector with the x-axis.

The first kinematic equation is,

v=v0+at …(¾±)

The second kinematic equation is,

s=v0t+12at2 …(¾±¾±)

The magnitude of vector=a2+b2 …(¾±¾±¾±)

Angle made by velocity vector with the x-axis,

role="math" localid="1661147007012" θ=tan-1VyVx …(¾±±¹)

04

(a) Calculation of horizontal distance

Let’s start from the horizontal distance. As the velocity in the horizontal direction is constant, we can use the 2nd kinematic equation here for horizontal distance which is above the wall, and we can conclude the initial velocity component in that direction.

s=v0t+12gt2X2-X1=v0t×t50=v0t×4vox=12.5m/s

The time required to travel from A to X1is 1 and X2 to B is 1 s. The time taken by the ball to travel from X1to X2is 4 s. Therefore, the total time of flight is 6 s. If we solve the same equation for X (initial) to X (final) by using the above value of the initial horizontal velocity component, we can find the horizontal distance as,

X(final)-X(initial)=(12.5m/s)×6s+12(0)×6s2X(final)-X(initial)=75m

Therefore, horizontal distance traveled = 75 meters.

05

(b) Calculation of magnitude of initial velocity

Now, we applythesame kinematic equation for the vertical motion of the ball for findingtheinitial vertical velocity component. But for that, we have to first findthevertical velocity oftheball above the wall.

s=v0t+12gt2X1-X2=v1yt-12(9.8m/s2)t2forverticalmotion0=v1y(4s)-12(9.8m/s2)16s2v1y=19.6m/s

This is the vertical velocity of the ball above the wall, but we need the initial vertical velocity component. If we use the 1st kinematic equation and as we have velocity above the wall, so we can use it as the final velocity, and our desired velocity is initial. Also, we have the time of 1 sec.

v=v0y+at19.6m/s=v0y-9.8mis2(1s)v0y=29.4m/s

So, the vertical component of velocity is 29.4 m/s.

Now, the magnitude of initial velocity is

v0=12.5m/s2+29.4m/s2=31.9m/s

So, the magnitude of initial velocity is 3.19 m/s.

06

(c) Calculation of angle made by the initial velocity vector with the x-axis

Now, the angle of the initial velocity vector with the x-axis is,

θ=tan-129.4m/s12.5m/s=67°

Thus, the angle made by the initial velocity vector with the x-axis is67°.

07

(d) Finding the height of the wall.

Now, the height of the wall above the point of impact.

s=v0t+12gt2=29.4m/s1s-12(9.8m/s2)(1s)2=24.5m

localid="1661148502998" Totalheight=heightabovetheimpact+heightofimpactfromground=(24.5m+1m)=25.5m.

Thus, Height of the wall is 25.5 m.

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