What horizontal speed must a pumpkin be thrown to hit a car 13.4 meters away from a building which stands 10.4 meters tall? A) 1.5 m/s
B) 2.1 m/s
C)6.1 m/s
D) 8.9 m/s

V₀ₓ = 9.2 m/s

Nearest

D) 8.9 m/s

Explanation:

First we find the time taken by the pumpkin to hit the car. For that purpose we apply 2nd equation of motion to the pumpkin:

h = V₀y t + (1/2)gt²

where,

h = height of building = 10.4 m

V₀y = vertical component of initial speed = 0 m/s

t = time = ?

g = 9.8 m/s²

Therefore,

10.4 m = (0 m/s)(t) + (1/2)(9.8 m/s²)t²

t² = (10.4 m)(2)/(9.8 m/s²)

t = √[2.122 s²]

t = 1.45 s

Now, we analyze horizontal motion for horizontal component of initial velocity. We assume air friction to be zero so that the horizontal motion is uniform. Therefore,

s = V₀ₓ t

where,

s = horizontal distance between building and car = 13.4 m

V₀ₓ = Horizontal Component of Initial Velocity = ?

Therefore,

13.4 m = V₀ₓ(1.45 s)

V₀ₓ = 13.4 m/1.45 s

V₀ₓ = 9.2 m/s

given data:

determine the horse power (h.p) = ?

force applied to move the box(f) = 10 pounds,

box lifted from a distance         (d) = 3 feet

time taken to lift                         (t) = 10 sec,

the horse power is defined as amount of work required to move a load. the horse power is equal to 550 foot-pound per second

                  1 h.p   = 550 foot-pound/second

it can also be defined as the the load that need to be move a body for certain distance in a certain amount of time.

mathematically,

                      h.p = (force × distance)/ time

                            = (10 × 3)/ 10

                            = 30/10

                            = 3 foot -pound/sec

hence, the horse power is needed to move the box is 3 foot-pound/second

important note: 1 h.p = 550 foot-pound/second = 746 watts

i had this question and the answer was 3.15 miles.

martina travels from school to her mom's office. from there, she walks to school. after school, she walks to the library and then to a friends house before finally ending back at home. find martina's total distance traveled.

a) 0 miles  

b) 0.4 miles  

c) 1 mile  

d) 3.15 miles