A stone is thrown at an angle above horizontal with speed m/s. It hits a plane inclined at an angle with horizontal normally. After what time in seconds from the moment of projection will the stone hit the plane?
Acceleration due to gravity is m/s
Give your answer as the integer closest to the value of time.
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Let the velocity of the stone just before hitting the plane be v . Since the stone hits the plane normally, the horizontal component of this velocity is v cos 3 0 ° = 2 v √ 3 . Since there is no acceleration in the horizontal direction, 2 v √ 3 = 1 7 9 . 3 1 5 cos 4 5 ° = √ 2 1 7 9 . 3 1 5 . Similarly, for the vertical component of velocity, we can write − v sin 3 0 ° = 1 7 9 . 3 1 5 sin 4 5 ° − g t = 2 1 7 9 . 3 1 5 − 1 0 t , or 2 v = 1 0 t − 2 1 7 9 . 3 1 5 . From these we get t = 1 0 √ 6 ( √ 3 + 1 ) × 1 7 9 . 3 1 5 ≈ 1 9 . 9 9 9 9 8 9 . Hence the answer is 2 0