To start an avalanche on a mountain slope, an artillery shell is fired with an initial velocity of 310 m/s at 50.0° above the horizontal. It explodes on the mountainside 39.0 s after firing. What are the x and y coordinates of the shell where it explodes, relative to its firing point?

Respuesta :

The shell has horizontal position [tex]x[/tex] and vertical position [tex]y[/tex] at time [tex]t[/tex] according to

[tex]x=\left(310\dfrac{\rm m}{\rm s}\right)\cos50.0^\circ t[/tex]

[tex]y=\left(310\dfrac{\rm m}{\rm s}\right)\sin50.0^\circ t-\dfrac g2t^2[/tex]

where [tex]g=9.80\dfrac{\rm m}{\mathrm s^2}[/tex] is the acceleration due to gravity.

The shell explodes after 39.0 s, at which point its coordinates are

[tex]x=7770\,\mathrm m[/tex]

[tex]y=1810\,\mathrm m[/tex]