Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus - 6th Edition
Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus - 6th Edition
6th Edition
ISBN: 9780840068071
Author: Stewart, James, Redlin, Lothar, Watson, Saleem
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 8, Problem 2P

Path of a Baseball Suppose a baseball is thrown at 30 ft/s at a 60° angle to the horizontal from a height of 4 ft above the ground.

  1. (a) Find parametric equations for the path of the baseball, and sketch its graph.
  2. (b) How far does the baseball travel, and when does it hit the ground?

(a)

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To determine

To find: The parametric equation of the path of the baseball and plot the graph of its path.

Answer to Problem 2P

The parametric equation of the path of the baseball is y=4+1.732x0.0217x2.

Explanation of Solution

Given:

Initial velocity of the baseball, vο=30ft/s.

Projection angle of the baseball, θ=60°.

Initial height of projectile above the ground, h=4ft.

Calculation:

Calculate the horizontal and vertical components of velocity of the baseball.

The horizontal component of the velocity is calculated as follows,

vx=vοcosθ=vοcos60°

The vertical component of the velocity is calculated as follows,

vy=vοsinθ=vοsin60°

By applying the second equation of motion s=ut+12at2, the vertical distance covered by the projectile is,

y=h+vy×t12gt2

Where, t is the time of flight of the projectile and g is the acceleration due to gravity and its value is 9.8m/sec2.

Substitute 4 for h, vοsin60° for vy and 9.8 for g in y=h+vy×t12gt2.

y=4+30×sin60°×t12×9.8t2y=4+25.98t4.9t2 (1)

The parametric equation for vertical motion of the baseball is y=25.98t4.9t2+4.

By applying the second equation of motion, the horizontal distance covered by the projectile is.

x=vxt+12at2 (2)

In horizontal direction the acceleration will be zero so value of a will be zero.

Substitute 0 for a, and 30cos60° for vx in equation (2).

x=30cos60°×t+12(0)t2x=15tt=x15 (3)

Substitute x15 for t in equation (1).

y=4+25.98×x154.9(x15)2y=4+1.732x0.0217x2

The equation of path of baseball is y=4+1.732x0.0217x2.

Sketch the graph of the path of baseball as shown in the figure below.

Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus - 6th Edition, Chapter 8, Problem 2P

(b)

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To determine

To find: The horizontal range and time of flight of the baseball.

Answer to Problem 2P

The horizontal range and time of flight of the baseball are 81.75ft and 5.45sec respectively.

Explanation of Solution

The time of flight of the projectile is the total time it remains in air i.e. it is the time from projection to the hitting point on the ground.

To calculate the time of flight of the baseball, substitute 0 for y in equation (1).

0=4+25.98t4.9t24.9t225.98t4=0

The roots of a quadratic equation of the form ax2+bx+c=0 are given by the formula.

x=b±b24ac2a

Substitute 4.9 for a, 25.98 for b and 4 for c in the above formula.

t=25.98±675.964×4.9×(4)2×4.9t=5.45sec

To calculate the horizontal range of the baseball, substitute 5.45 for t in equation (3).from part (a).

5.45=x15x=5.45×15x=81.75ft

Therefore, the horizontal range and time of flight of the baseball are 81.75ft and 5.45sec respectively.

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