document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=810869>Question 810869</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi. I'm sorry to bother you but I just can't figure this question out and could really use your help. Here's the question: \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A cat jumps off a table which is 1.5 m high. If the initial velocity of the cat is 10 m/s, at an angle of 37 degrees above the horizontal, how far from the edge of the table does the cat land? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "My AP Physics teacher already gave me the answer for the problem, which is 11.5 meters but she wants me to show how I get to 11.5 meters by showing my work. I think I used all the right equations like v= vi + at to get the time and v= x/t for the distance but I still couldn't get to 11.5 meters. I think it has something to do with 1.5 meters. It must go somewhere in the equations but I can't figure out where. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #488527 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=488527\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let us find the time the cat is in the air\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "t seconds for total height \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the total height reached y = y(0) +y(v)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "time taken for y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1.5+10cos 37t+1/2(-9.8)t^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "but when it touches the ground y=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4.9t^2-6.01t-1.5=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the roots of the equation by quadratic formula							<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a=	4.9	,	b=	-6.01	,	c=	-1.5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b^2-4ac=	36.12	+	29.4				<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b^2-4ac=	65.52						<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x1=%28-b%2Bsqrt%28b%5E2-4ac%29%29%2F%282a%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x1=%28-b%2Bsqrt%28b%5E2-4ac%29%29%2F%282a%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >							<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x1=(	6.01	+	8.09	)/	9.8		<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x1=	1.44						<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x2=(	6.01	-8.09	) /	9.8			<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x2=	-0.21						<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ignore negative value							\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "t=1.44 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d= rt<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r= horizontal component 10 cos 37\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d=10cos 37 * 1.44\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d=11.50 meters\r<BR>\n" );
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