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A test rocket starting from rest at point A is launched by accelerating it along a 200.0 mincline at1.90m/s2(Fig. P3.43). The incline rises atabove the horizontal, and at the instant the rocket leaves it, the engines turn off and the rocket is subject to gravity only (ignore air resistance). Find (a) the maximum height above the ground that the rocket reaches, and (b) the rocket’s greatest horizontal range beyond point A.

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a) The maximum height of the rocket above the ground is 128m .

b) The maximum horizontal range of the rocket is 315 m

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01

Identification of given data

The given data can be listed below,

  • The acceleration of the rocket is,a=1.90m/s2
  • The angle of inclination is,θ=35°
02

Concept/Significance of horizontal range.

A projectile's horizontal range is the length of the horizontal plane it would traverse before returning to its initial vertical location.

03

(a) Determination of the maximum height above the ground that the rocket

The initial height of the projectile launched is given by,

y0=dsinθ

Here, d is the inclined distance.

Substitute all the values in the above,

y0=200msin35°=114.7m

The vertical component of initial velocity is given by,

vy=vsinθ

Here, v is the velocity after a displacement d.

Substitute all the values in the above,

v0y=vsin35°=2adsin35°=21.90m/s2200msin35°=15.81m/s

The equation for vertical motion of the projectile is given by,

vy2=v0y2-2gy-y0

Here,v0y is initial vertical velocity of the projectile, g is the acceleration due to gravity, y is the maximum height of the projectile.

At maximum height, vertical velocity of the projectile is zero so the maximum height is given by,

0=v0y2-2gymax-y0ymax=y0+v0y22g

Substitute all the value in the above,

ymax=114.7m+15.81m/s229.8m/s2=127.45m≈128m

Thus, the maximumheight of the rocket above the ground is 128 m .

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(b) Determination of the rocket’s greatest horizontal range beyond point A.

The time of flight of the rocket is given by,

t=-1g-v0y±v0y2+2gy0

Here, v0yis initial vertical velocity of the projectile, g is the acceleration due to gravity,y0 is the maximum height of the projectile.

Substitute all the values in the above,

t=-19.8m/s2-15.81m/s±15.81m/s2+29.8m/s2114.7m=1.61s±5.10s

The positive value of time is taken to find the horizontal range which can be given by,

xmax=dcosθ+t2adcosθ

Here, d is the inclined distance, a is the acceleration, and t is the time of flight.

Substitute all the values in the above,

xmax=200scos35°+21.90m/s2200mcos35°=315m

Thus, the maximum horizontal range of the rocket is 315 m

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