In one contest at the county fair, a spring-loaded plunger launches a ball at a speed of 3.2m/s from one corner of a smooth, flat board that is tilted up at a 20 degree angle. To win, you must make the ball hit a small target at the adjacent corner, 2.40m away. At what angle theta should you tilt the ball launcher?

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Answer:

Explanation:

Given

Speed of ball [tex]u=3.2\ m/s[/tex]

Plane is inclined at an angle [tex]20^{\circ}[/tex]

To win the Game we need to hit the target at [tex]x=2.4\ m[/tex] away

Launch angle of ball [tex]\theta [/tex]

Motion of ball can be considered in two planes i.e. Vertical to the plane and horizontal to the plane

So Net acceleration in vertical plane is [tex]g\sin 20[/tex]

Range of Projectile is given by

[tex]R=\frac{u^2\sin 2\theta }{g}[/tex]

for [tex]R=2.4\ m[/tex]

[tex]2.4=\frac{3.2^2\times sin 2\theta }{g\sin 20}[/tex]

[tex]\sin 2\theta =\frac{2.4\times 9.8\times \sin 20}{3.2^2}[/tex]

[tex]\sin 2\theta =0.7855[/tex]

[tex]2\theta =51.77[/tex]

[tex]\theta =25.88^{\circ}[/tex]

so ball must be launched at an angle of [tex]25.88^{\circ}[/tex]

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