Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Kinematics in Two Dimensions - Exercises and Problems - Page 114: 75

Answer

a) See the answer below. b) $29.3\;\rm m$ to the west.

Work Step by Step

a) Two kids are playing gunfire, the first one was moving toward the east at a constant speed of 3 m/s when he saw his enemy (the other kid) hiding 100 m away to the north from him. He decided to shoot him with his toy gun, and the shot was released while he is running at a speed of 6 m/s with an angle 45$^\circ$ north of the east. where is the kid after the shot hits his enemy? b) From the first given formula; $$v_x=-1.243\;\rm m/s$$ From the second given formula; $$v_y=4.243\;\rm m/s$$ From the third given formula; $$t_1=\dfrac{100}{v_y}=\dfrac{100}{4.243}=23.6\;\rm s$$ Thus, and from the fourth given formula; $$x_1=23.6\cdot -1.243=-29.3\;\rm m$$ This means that the enemy kid will be 29.3 m-west of our hero kid.
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