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    This document contains multiple physics problems involving projectile motion under gravity. It asks the reader to determine properties like trajectory shapes, launch velocities, maximum heights, travel times, and horizontal distances for cannonballs, shells fired from a battleship, and food packages dropped from a relief plane. Key details include that gravity and air resistance are ignored, the cannon is fired horizontally and vertically, the battleship shells are fired at the same initial speed but hit ships at different distances, and the plane drops packages at a constant horizontal speed and altitude to try to land on an island.

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    PH Review

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    This document contains multiple physics problems involving projectile motion under gravity. It asks the reader to determine properties like trajectory shapes, launch velocities, maximum heights, travel times, and horizontal distances for cannonballs, shells fired from a battleship, and food packages dropped from a relief plane. Key details include that gravity and air resistance are ignored, the cannon is fired horizontally and vertically, the battleship shells are fired at the same initial speed but hit ships at different distances, and the plane drops packages at a constant horizontal speed and altitude to try to land on an island.

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    This document contains multiple physics problems involving projectile motion under gravity. It asks the reader to determine properties like trajectory shapes, launch velocities, maximum heights, travel times, and horizontal distances for cannonballs, shells fired from a battleship, and food packages dropped from a relief plane. Key details include that gravity and air resistance are ignored, the cannon is fired horizontally and vertically, the battleship shells are fired at the same initial speed but hit ships at different distances, and the plane drops packages at a constant horizontal speed and altitude to try to land on an island.

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    PH Review

    Uploaded by

    Natasha Moo
    This document contains multiple physics problems involving projectile motion under gravity. It asks the reader to determine properties like trajectory shapes, launch velocities, maximum heights, travel times, and horizontal distances for cannonballs, shells fired from a battleship, and food packages dropped from a relief plane. Key details include that gravity and air resistance are ignored, the cannon is fired horizontally and vertically, the battleship shells are fired at the same initial speed but hit ships at different distances, and the plane drops packages at a constant horizontal speed and altitude to try to land on an island.

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    A cannon is fired from the top of a cliff as shown in the figure.

    Ignore drag (air friction) for this question. Take H as the height of
    the cliff.
    • Which of the paths would the cannonball most likely follow
    if the cannon barrel is horizontal? B
    • Now the cannon is pointed straight up and fired. Which of
    the following correctly describes the acceleration of the ball?
    A constant downward acceleration The acceleration of the
    cannonball after it is fired is the constant acceleration due to
    gravity.

    A battleship simultaneously fires two shells toward two identical enemy ships. One shell hits ship A, which is
    close by, and the other hits ship B, which is farther away. The two shells are fired at the same speed. Assume
    that air resistance is negligible and that the magnitude of the acceleration due to gravity is g.
    • What shape is the trajectory (graph of y vs. x) of the shells? parabola
    • For two shells fired at the same speed which statement about the horizontal distance traveled is correct?
    The shell fired at an angle closest to 45 degrees lands farther away. Consider the situation in
    which both shells are fired at an angle greater than 45 degrees with respect to the horizontal.
    Remember that enemy ship A is closer than enemy ship B.
    • Which shell is fired at the larger angle? A
    • Which shell is launched with a greater vertical velocity, Vy? A
    • Which shell is launched with a greater horizontal velocity, Vx? B
    • Which shell reaches the greater maximum height? A
    • Which shell has the longest travel time (time elapsed between being fired and hitting the enemy ship)? A

    A relief airplane is delivering a food package to a group of people stranded on a


    very small island. The island is too small for the plane to land on, and the only
    way to deliver the package is by dropping it. The airplane flies horizontally with
    constant speed of 200 mph at an altitude of 1000 m. The positive x and y
    directions are defined in the figure. For all parts, assume that the "island" refers to
    the point at a distance D from the point at which the package is released, as
    shown in the figure. Ignore the height of this point above sea level. Assume that
    the acceleration due to gravity is g = 9.80 m/S^2.
    • After a package is ejected from the plane, how long will it take for it to
    reach sea level from the time it is ejected? Assume that the package, like the plane, has an initial velocity
    of 200 mph in the horizontal direction.
    xo, yo,Vox, Yoy =0,1000,200,0 m, m, mph, mph

    t = 14.3s
    • If the package is to land right on the island, at what horizontal distance D from the plane to the island
    should the package be released?
    Since there is no acceleration in the horizontal direction, the equation for x(t) is = Xo + Voxt

    1280 m
    • What is the speed Vf of the package when it hits the ground? 372 m

    • The speed at which the package hits the ground is really fast! If a package hits the ground at such a
    speed, it can be crushed and also cause some serious damage on the ground. Which of the following
    would help decrease the speed with which the package hits the ground?
    Decrease the plane's speed and height. This is why it would be nice for rescue teams to have hybrid airplane-
    helicopters. Of course, then they can just airlift the stranded group.

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