A catapult fires an object of 0.025 kg into the air at a velocity of 65 m/s at an angle of 30 degrees to the ground. The catapult is at ground level, the ground is horizontal and air resistance can be ignored. Determine: (a) The height reached by the object (b) The horizontal distance travelled (c) The travel time (d) The velocity as it hits the ground
A catapult fires an object of 0.025 kg into the air at a velocity of 65 m/s at an angle of 30 degrees to the ground. The catapult is at ground level, the ground is horizontal and air resistance can be ignored. Determine: (a) The height reached by the object (b) The horizontal distance travelled (c) The travel time (d) The velocity as it hits the ground
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A catapult fires an object of 0.025 kg into the air at a velocity of 65 m/s at an angle
of 30 degrees to the ground. The catapult is at ground level, the ground is horizontal and
air resistance can be ignored. Determine:
(a) The height reached by the object
(b) The horizontal distance travelled
(c) The travel time
(d) The velocity as it hits the ground
***PLEASE USE SUVAT EQUATIONS ONLY***
answers
a) 54m
b) 370m
c) 6.6s
d) 65m/s
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