A catapult launches a pumpkin @80m/s @60 degrees above horizontal.how high will pumpkin go?

Question

A physics question involving resolving motion vectors 

Answer 1

This is a question about vectors because we have an angle.  Since we want the height, we multiply the speed by time.  This is based on the formula

 

v = d / t

 

Height indicates vertical component, so the height will be

 

h = t * 80sin(60)

 

 

where:

h = height

t = time