Question #17328

1 Answer
Dec 19, 2016

Please follow the following steps

Explanation:

The object is thrown so it moves up with an initial vertical velocity of v making an angle B with local horizontal. Its horizontal and vertical components are given as

vx=vcosB

vy=vsinB

Ignoring air friction horizontal component is horizontal motion with constant velocity.

Vertical component takes the object up, reduces due to acceleration due to gravity acting in the opposite direction, becomes zero at a particular instant. Thereafter, the object falls freely.
As both the components are orthogonal these can be treated separately.

Now Vertical displacement s=yfyi
Where yfyi are final y coordinate and initial y coordinate respectively.

When the object reaches ground we have
s=0y=y

Applicable kinematic equation for vertical displacement and other quantities of interest is
v2u2=2gs
v2fy(vsinB)2=2(g)(y)
v2fy=(vsinB)2+2gy
vfy=±(vsinB)2+2gy
Resultant velocity is sum of x and y components
Resultant velocity=vcosBˆx(vsinB)2+2gyˆy

In vector notation we have selected ve sign as that is the direction of y component of velocity as the object hits ground.

.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.

Alternate method of finding vertical component of velocity as the object hits ground.
At the time when object is thrown upwards, its total energy is
KE+PE
As it hits ground all the energy is due to its KE. Using Law of conservation of energy and equating both
12m(vsinB)2+mgy=12mv2fy
This equation gives you the same result
.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.--.-.-.