Ang B.

asked • 06/03/21

Finding Initial Velocity?

You are playing a video game with birds. The bird is launched exactly horizontally and travels a total of 38.7 m before hitting the ground. Find the bird's initial velocity

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Mike D. answered • 06/03/21

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Ang B.

sorry!! it’s 11.0 meters
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Mike D.

s = ut + 0.5at^2, s = 11, u = 0, a = 9.81 giving t = 0.75s. (time to hit the ground) The bird travels 38.7 m in 0,75s horizontally so initial velocity = 38.7/0.75 = 51.6 m/s horizontally.
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