Suppose a chinook salmon needs to jump a waterfall that is 1.37 m high. (a) If the fish starts from a distance 1.09 m from the base of the ledge over which the waterfall flows, find the x- and y-components of the initial velocity the salmon would need to just reach the ledge at the top of its trajectory. Vox = m/s Voy = m/s (b) Can the fish make this jump? (Note that a chinook salmon can jump out of the water with a speed of 6.26 m/s.)
Displacement, Velocity and Acceleration
In classical mechanics, kinematics deals with the motion of a particle. It deals only with the position, velocity, acceleration, and displacement of a particle. It has no concern about the source of motion.
Linear Displacement
The term "displacement" refers to when something shifts away from its original "location," and "linear" refers to a straight line. As a result, “Linear Displacement” can be described as the movement of an object in a straight line along a single axis, for example, from side to side or up and down. Non-contact sensors such as LVDTs and other linear location sensors can calculate linear displacement. Non-contact sensors such as LVDTs and other linear location sensors can calculate linear displacement. Linear displacement is usually measured in millimeters or inches and may be positive or negative.
Height of waterfall
The horizontal distance covered by the fish is
The velocity with which the chinook can jump out of the water is
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