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29 October, 20:11

Some cats can be trained to jump from one location to another and perform other tricks. Kit the cat is going to jump through a hoop. He begins on a wicker cabinet at a height of 1.765 m above the floor and jumps through the center of a vertical hoop, reaching a peak height 3.130 m above the floor. (Assume the center of the hoop is at the peak height of the jump. Assume that + x axis is in the direction of the hoop from the cabinet and + y axis is up. Assume g = 9.81 m/s2.)

(a) With what initial velocity did Kit leave the cabinet if the hoop is at a horizontal distance of 1.560 m from the cabinet?

v_0 = m/s

(b) If Kit lands on a bed at a horizontal distance of 3.582 m from the cabinet, how high above the ground is the bed?

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  1. 29 October, 20:58
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    a. the initial velocity of the cat is 5.95 m/s at 60.2° from the horizontal

    b. 0.847 m

    Explanation:

    a. Using v² = u² + 2as, we find the initial vertical velocity of the cat. Now at the peak height, v = final velocity = 0, u = initial velocity and a = - g = 9.8 m/s², s vertical distance travelled by the cat from its position on the cabinet = Δy = 3.130 m - 1.765 m = 1.365 m.

    Substituting these variables into the equation, we have

    0² = u² + 2 (-9.8m/s²) * 1.365 m

    -u² = - 26.754 m²/s²

    u = √26.754 m²/s²

    u = 5.17 m/s

    To find its initial horizontal velocity, u₁ we first find the time t it takes to reach the peak height from

    v = u + at. where the variables mean the same as above.

    substituting the values, we have

    0 = 5.17 m/s + (-9.8m/s²) t

    -5.17 m/s = - 9.8m/s²t

    t = - 5.17 m/s : (-9.8m/s²)

    = 0.53 s

    Now, the horizontal distance d = u₁t = 1.560 m

    u₁ = d/t = 1.560 m/0.53 s = 2.96 m/s

    So, the initial velocity of the cat is V = √ (u² + u₁²)

    = √ ((5.17 m/s) ² + (2.96 m/s) ²)

    = √ (26.729 (m/s) ² + 8.762 (m/s) ²)

    = √ (35.491 (m/s) ²)

    = 5.95 m/s

    its direction θ = tan⁻¹ (5.17 m/s : 2.96 m/s) = 60.2°

    So, the initial velocity of the cat is 5.95 m/s at 60.2° from the horizontal

    (b)

    First, we find the time t' it takes the cat to land on the bed from d' = u₁t'

    where d' = horizontal distance of cabinet from bed = 3.582 m

    u₁ = horizontal velocity = 2.96 m/s

    t' = d'/u₁

    = 3.582 m/2.96 m/s

    = 1.21 s

    The vertical between the bed and cabinet which is the vertical distance moved by the cat is gotten from Δy = ut' + 1/2at'²

    substituting u = initial vertical velocity = 5.17 m/s, t' = 1.21 s and a = - g = - 9.8 m/s² into Δy, we have

    Δy = ut' + 1/2at'² = 5.17 m/s * 1.21 s + 1/2 ( - 9.8 m/s²) * (1.21 s) ² = 6.256 - 7.174 = - 0.918 m

    Δy = y₂ - y₁

    Since our initial position is the position of the cabinet above the ground = y₁ = 1.765 m

    y₂ = position of bed above ground.

    Δy = y₂ - y₁ = - 0.918 m

    y₂ - 1.765 m = - 0.918 m

    y₂ = 1.765 m - 0.918 m

    = 0.847 m
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