Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32190-308-0
ISBN 13: 978-0-32190-308-2

Chapter 4 - Two-Dimensional Kinematics - Problems and Conceptual Exercises - Page 105: 24

Answer

The release height is $$h=1.20\text{ m}.$$

Work Step by Step

We can determine the required height as follows: $H=(\frac{u tan30^{\circ}}{\sqrt{\frac{g}{2}}})^2$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $H=(\frac{(4.20)tan 30^{\circ}}{\sqrt{\frac{98}{2}}})^2$ This simplifies to: $H=1.20m$
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