Continuing about projectiles, the tutor finds the maximum height of the golf ball.

My post from Oct 16 sets the premise: a golf ball is struck at 55m/s at 27° elevation. The velocity is resolved thus:

v_x=49m/s

v_y=25m/s

To find the maximum height, we focus on v_y. Specifically, when v_y=0, the ball is at max height.

We can use the formula

v_f^2=v_i^2+2ad

in which v_f is the final velocity; v_i , the initial; a, the acceleration due to gravity; d, the displacement (in this case, the vertical displacement: the height).

0^2=25^2+2(-9.8)d

0=625 -19.6d

19.6d=625

d=625/19.6=32m

The golf ball reaches max height of 32m.

HTH:)

Source:

Giancoli, Douglas C. Physics. New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 1998.

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