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Feb/Mar 2019 p42 q2
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A particle is projected vertically upwards with speed 30 m s-1 from a point on horizontal ground.
Show that the maximum height above the ground reached by the particle is 45 m.
Find the time that it takes for the particle to reach a height of 33.75 m above the ground for the first time. Find also the speed of the particle at this time.
Solution
(i) To find the maximum height, use the equation of motion:
\(v^2 = u^2 + 2as\)
where \(v = 0\) (at maximum height), \(u = 30\) m/s, and \(a = -g\) (acceleration due to gravity, \(g = 9.8\) m/s2).
\(0 = 30^2 + 2(-9.8)s\)
\(s = \frac{900}{19.6} = 45\) m
(ii) To find the time to reach 33.75 m, use:
\(s = ut + \frac{1}{2}at^2\)
\(33.75 = 30t - \frac{1}{2}gt^2\)
\(33.75 = 30t - 4.9t^2\)
\(4.9t^2 - 30t + 33.75 = 0\)
Solving this quadratic equation gives \(t = 1.5\) s (rejecting \(t = 4.5\) s as it is the second time reaching this height).