Trying to escape his pursuers, a secret agent skis off a slope inclined at 30° below the horizontal at 60 km/h. To survive and land on the snow 140 m below, he/she must clear a gorge 60 m wide. Does he/she make it? Ignore air resistance. Edge 30° Vo (not to scale) -60 m- 140 m
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.
![Trying to escape his pursuers, a secret agent skis off a slope inclined at 30° below the
horizontal at 60 km/h. To survive and land on the snow 140 m below, he/she must
clear a gorge 60 m wide. Does he/she make it? Ignore air resistance.
Edge
30°
Vo
60 m
(not to scale)
140 m](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fd721da83-b4b0-4147-870c-79c150dacba8%2Fac45cd57-a6ce-4a89-8b4e-5abbb0204c0a%2F90muw81n_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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