document.write( "Question 64597: I really, really need help on this one..... The (-32x^2 over 310^2), in the equation below, is a fraction......\r
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document.write( "A projectile is fired from a cliff 200 feet above the water at an incline of 45 degrees to the horizontal, with a muzzle velocity of 310 feet per second. The height h of the projectile above the water is given by:
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document.write( "h(x)= (-32x^2 over 310^2)+x+200 , where x is the horizontal distance of the projectile from the base of the cliff. Find the maximun height of the projectile. \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #46478 by venugopalramana(3286)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! I really, really need help on this one..... The (-32x^2 over 310^2), in the equation below, is a fraction...... \n" ); document.write( "A projectile is fired from a cliff 200 feet above the water at an incline of 45 degrees to the horizontal, with a muzzle velocity of 310 feet per second. The height h of the projectile above the water is given by: \n" ); document.write( "h(x)= (-32x^2 over 310^2)+x+200 , where x is the horizontal distance of the projectile from the base of the cliff. Find the maximun height of the projectile. \n" ); document.write( "H=(-32X^2/310^2)+X+200 \n" ); document.write( "HORIZONTAL COMPONENT OF VELOCITY=310COS(45)=310/SQRT(2)=310SQRT(2)/2=155SQRT(2)=219.2 FT/SEC \n" ); document.write( "VERTICAL COMPONENT OF VELOCITY =310SIN(45)=155SQRT(2)=219.2 FT/SEC \n" ); document.write( "THE PROJECTILE WILL GO UP TILL ITS VELOCITY=0 AND THEN FALLS DOWN. \n" ); document.write( "FORMULA IS V=U+AT... \n" ); document.write( "WHERE U = INITIAL VELOCITY IN THE VERTICAL DIRECTION=155SQRT(2) FT/SEC \n" ); document.write( "V=FINAL VELOCITY =0 FT/SEC \n" ); document.write( "A=ACCELERATION DUE TO GRAVITY = -32 FT/SEC^2 \n" ); document.write( "T= TIME OF TRAVEL IN SEC. \n" ); document.write( "0=155SQRT(2)-32T \n" ); document.write( "T=155SQRT(2)/32=6.85 SEC \n" ); document.write( "HORIZINTAL TRAVEL IN THIS TIME OF 6.85 SEC = 155SQRT(2)*6.85=1501.5 \n" ); document.write( "H=-(32*1501.5^2/310^2)+1501.5+200=950.5 FEET.ABOVE THE WATER LEVEL OR 750.5 FEET ABOVE THE CLIFF LEVEL. \n" ); document.write( "---------------------------------------------------------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL WAYS TO DO THIS PROBLEM,USING FORMULAE,CALCULUS ETC.IF I KNOW YOUR COURSE OF STUDY AND BACK GROUND ,I CAN GIVE THE METHOD BEST SUITED TO YOU. \n" ); document.write( " |