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if spiderman runs and jumps horizontally from the top of a 200m high building, what does he need his velocity to be to land on a building 10
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Answer:
v = 2.22 m/s
Explanation:
First we apply the second equation of motion to the vertical motion of the body:
s = Vi t + (1/2)gt²
where,
s = y = vertical distance covered = 200 m – 100 m = 100 m
Vi = V₀y = Vertical Component of Initial Velocity = 0 m/s (because spider man jumps horizontally, thus his velocity has no vertical component initially)
t = Time Taken to Land on 100 m high building = ?
g = 9.8 m/s²
Therefore,
100 m = (0 m/s)t + (0.5)(9.8 m/s²)t²
t² = (100 m)/(4.9 m/s²)
t = √(20.4 s²)
t = 4.5 s
Now, we analyze the horizontal motion. Neglecting air friction, the horizontal motion is uniform with uniform velocity. Therefore,
s = vt
where,
s = x = horizontal distance covered = 10 m
v = V₀ₓ = Horizontal Component of Initial Velocity = Initial Velocity = ?
Therefore,
10 m = v(4.5 s)
v = 10 m/4.5 s
v = 2.22 m/s