If a projectile is shot at an angle of #pi/6# and at a velocity of #15 m/s#, when will it reach its maximum height??
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Assuming
Explanation:
The vertical component of the velocity is
The gravitational acceleration is
So it will take
Explanation:
I always find a diagram helpful:
I'm going to make the assumption for this question that we can ignore air resistance.
I am also defining right and up as positive directions.
This allows us to use the constant acceleration equations.
It should also be noted that at the maximum height, vertical velocity is zero.
This equation seems ideal for this problem, as it contains all the variables that we have values for and the one we wish to solve.
Let's see what values we have:
Plugging them in: