Question

Horace is practicing for an upcoming archery exhibition. He has a friend vertically drop a large turnip from an 8.00m height above and a horizontal 15.0 m distance away from him (i.e., the arrow's launch point). Horace shoot the arrow the moment the turnip is released from rest. a.) Calculate the velocity (magnitude and direction) at which the arrow is flung if it strikes the turnip at a height 3.00m b.) Find the speed of the arrow just before impact.

Answers: a.) 17 m/s at 28.1° (b) 15.1 m/s

Answer 1