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Thomas throws a stone verticaly upward with velocity 50 m / s 50 m/s . John, who is standing 278 m 278 m above him, throws a stone downward with velocity 3 m / s 3 m/s , two second after the first stone being thrown. Find the height (in meters) of the point where those stones will meet in the air.

Assumes :

  • There are no air resistance

  • g = 10 m / s 2 g = 10 m/s^2

120 100 198 6 80

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2 solutions

Here is another method to solve.

Let's say the stone being thrown upward as I I and the downward one as I I II . Those stones will meet in the air at the same time, let's call it t t .

Assume the x x as the point where stones meet, the distances the I I stone had been travelled to x x as S I S_{I} , and the distances the I I II stone had been travelled to x x as S I I S_{II} .

It will appears that S I + S I I = h \boxed{S_I + S_{II} = h}

S I = v I . t I 1 2 g t I 2 S_I = v_{I}.t_{I} - \frac{1}{2}gt_{I}^2 .

But be carefull, the I I II stone being thrown 2 2 second after the I I stone. That means the I I stones travelled 2 2 seconds longer than the I I II stone, or : t I = t + 2 t_{I} = t + 2 . Then :

S I = 50 ( t + 2 ) 1 2 10 ( t + 2 ) 2 S_I = 50(t + 2) - \frac{1}{2}10(t + 2)^2

S I = 30 t 5 t 2 + 80 S_I = 30t - 5t^2 + 80

For the I I II stone, the time is the same, t I I = t t_{II} = t .

S I I = v I I t + 1 2 g t 2 S_{II} = v_{II}t + \frac{1}{2}gt^2

S I I = 3 t + 1 2 10 t 2 S_{II} = 3t + \frac{1}{2}10t^2

S I I = 3 t + 5 t 2 S_{II} = 3t + 5t^2

Back to the main equation :

h = S I + S 2 h = S_{I} + S_{2}

278 = ( 30 t 5 t 2 + 80 ) + ( 3 t + 5 t 2 ) 278 = (30t - 5t^2 + 80) + (3t + 5t^2)

198 = 33 t = > t = 6 198 = 33t => \boxed{t = 6}

The height of the point x x will be the same as S I S_{I}

x = S I = 30 t 5 t 2 + 80 x = S_I = 30t - 5t^2 + 80

x = 30.6 5. 6 2 + 80 = 80 m x = 30.6 - 5.6^2 + 80 = \boxed{80 m}

Your solution is good but you can minimise steps if you use relative velocity.

Purushottam Abhisheikh - 6 years, 4 months ago

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Well, maybe you can post that solution :D I'll like to know how to solve this kind of question using another method. Because i always do it this way, and yeah it needs a lot of energy :\

Andronikus Lumembang - 6 years, 4 months ago

Nice solution Clean

Jun Arro Estrella - 6 years ago

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Okay Thanks

Andronikus Lumembang - 6 years ago

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