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A) one strategy in a snowball fight the snowball at a hangover level ground. while your opponent is watching this first snowfall, you throw a second snowball at a low angle and time it to arrive at the same time as the first. assume both snowballs are the one with the same initial speed 14.1 m/s. the first snow ball is thrown at an angle of 52° above the horizontal. at what angle sure you throw the second snowball to make ahead the same point as the first? acceleration of gravity is 9.8 m/s^2. answer in units of °.
b) how many seconds after the first snowball should be through the second so that they arrive on target at the same time? answer in units of s.

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Answer from: bettybales1986

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a) $\theta_{2}=38\°$

b) t=0.495 s

Explanation:

This situation is a good example of the projectile motion or parabolic motion, in which the travel of the snowball has two components: x-component and y-component. Being their main equations as follows for both snowballs:

Snowball 1:

x-component:

$x=V_{o}cos\theta_{1} t_{1}$ (1)

Where:

$V_{o}=14.1 m/s$ is the initial speed of snowball 1 (and snowball 2, as well)

$\theta_{1}=52\°$ is the angle for snowball 1

$t_{1}$ is the time since the snowball 1 is thrown until it hits the opponent

y-component:

$y=y_{o}+V_{o}sin\theta_{1} t_{1}+\frac{gt_{1}^{2}}{2}$ (2)

Where:

$y_{o}=0$ is the initial height of the snowball 1 (assuming that both people are only on the x axis of the frame of reference, therefore the value of the position in the y-component is zero.)

y=0 is the final height of the snowball 1

$g=-9.8m/s^{2}$ is the acceleration due gravity (always directed downwards)

Snowball 2:

x-component:

$x=V_{o}cos\theta_{2} t_{2}$ (3)

Where:

$\theta_{2}$ is the angle for snowball 2

$t_{2}$ is the time since the snowball 2 is thrown until it hits the opponent

y-component:

$y=y_{o}+V_{o}sin\theta_{2} t_{2}+\frac{gt_{2}^{2}}{2}$ (4)

Having this clear, let's begin with the answers:

a) Angle for snowball 2

Firstly, we have to isolate $t_{1}$ from (2):

$0=0+V_{o}sin\theta_{1} t_{1}+\frac{gt_{1}^{2}}{2}$ (5)

$t_{1}=-\frac{2V_{o}sin\theta_{1}}{g}$ (6)

Substituting (6) in (1):

$x=V_{o}cos\theta_{1}(-\frac{2V_{o}sin\theta_{1}}{g})$ (7)

Rewritting (7) and knowing $sin(2\theta)=sen\theta cos\theta$ :

$x=-\frac{V_{o}^{2}}{g} sin(2\theta_{1})$ (8)

$x=-\frac{(14.1 m/s)^{2}}{-9.8 m/s^{2}} sin(2(52\°))$ (9)

x=19.684 m (10) This is the point at which snowball 1 hits and snowball 2 should hit, too.

With this in mind, we have to isolate $t_{2}$ from (4) and substitute it on (3):

$t_{2}=-\frac{2V_{o}sin\theta_{2}}{g}$ (11)

$x=V_{o}cos\theta_{2} (-\frac{2V_{o}sin\theta_{2}}{g})$ (12)

Rewritting (12):

$x=-\frac{V_{o}^{2}}{g} sin(2\theta_{2})$ (13)

Finding $\theta_{2}$ :

$2\theta_{2}=sin^{-1}(\frac{-xg}{V_{o}^{2}})$ (14)

$2\theta_{2}=75.99\°$

$\theta_{2}=37.99\° \approx 38\°$ (15) This is the second angle at which snowball 2 must be thrown. Note this angle is lower than the first angle $(\theta_{2} < \theta_{1})$ .

b) Time difference between both snowballs

Now we will find the value of $t_{1}$ and $t_{2}$ from (6) and (11), respectively:

$t_{1}=-\frac{2V_{o}sin\theta_{1}}{g}$

$t_{1}=-\frac{2(14.1 m/s)sin(52\°)}{-9.8m/s^{2}}$ (16)

$t_{1}=2.267 s$ (17)

$t_{2}=-\frac{2V_{o}sin\theta_{2}}{g}$

$t_{2}=-\frac{2(14.1 m/s)sin(38\°)}{-9.8m/s^{2}}$ (18)

$t_{2}=1.771 s$ (19)

Since snowball 1 was thrown before snowball 2, we have:

$t_{1}-t=t_{2}$ (20)

Finding the time difference between both:

$t=t_{1}-t_{2}$ (21)

t=2.267 s - 1.771 s

Finally:

t=0.495 s

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