SOLUTION: One of the games at a carnival involves trying to ring a bell with a ball by hitting a lever that propels the ball into the air. If the ball is launched with an initial velocity of
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Question 839493: One of the games at a carnival involves trying to ring a bell with a ball by hitting a lever that propels the ball into the air. If the ball is launched with an initial velocity of 39ft/s, and the bell is 25 ft. above the ground, will it be hit by the ball?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The problem is assuming that there is no friction on the way up.
Probably not true, but anyway:
Let = the height above ground the ball reaches
The equation is:
The is due to the force of gravity pulling down
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I have to find the peak, or vertex
Now I need to find
This is short of 25 ft, so the ball doesn't hit the bell
Here's the plot:
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