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A grasshopper leaps into the air from the edge of a vertical cliff, as shown in Fig. P3.57. Find (a) the initial speed of the grasshopper and (b) the height of the cliff.

Short Answer

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a) The initial speed of the grasshopper is 1.50 m/s .

b) The height of the cliff relative to the ground is 4.66 m .

Step by step solution

01

Given data

The initial height of the grasshopper isy0=0 .

The initial horizontal position of the grasshopper isx0=0 .

The initial velocity makes an angle0=50.0 with the horizontal.

The vertical component of velocity at the top isvy=0 .

02

Introduction

If a particle is thrown in projectile motion, then the velocity of the particle will contain two components, first one is horizontal and other one is vertical.

The second law of motion is given by,

s=ut+12at2

Here s is the displacement, u is the initial velocity, a is the acceleration and t is the time.

The third law of motion is given by,

v2=u2+2as

Here v is the final velocity, u is the initial velocity, a is the acceleration and s is the displacement.

03

Calculate the initial speed of the grasshopper.

(a)

Using the third law of motion,

v2=u2+2as

Substitute0m/s forv,-9.8m/s2 , for a and0.0674m for s in the above equation,

02=u2+2-9.80.0674u=1.15m/s

For the vertical component,

u=uverticalsin

Substitute 1.15 m/s for u and50 for in the above equation.

uvertical=1.15sin50uvertical=1.50m/s

Therefore the initial speed of the grasshopper is 1.50 m/s .

04

Calculate the height of the cliff.

  • (b)

Apply the second law of motion in horizontal direction,

s=ucost+12at2

Substitute 1.06 m for s , 1.50 m/s for u , 50for and 0m/s2for a in the above equation.

1.06=1.50cos50t+120t2t=1.10s

Apply the second law of motion in vertical direction,

s=ucost+12at2

Substitute1.15m/s for u ,50 for , 1.10 s for t and-9.8m/s2 for a in the above equation,

s=1.151.10+12-9.81.102s=-4.66m

Therefore the height of the cliff relative to the ground is 4.66m .

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