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Bdhillon1994
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Homework Statement
A ski jumper leaves the ski track moving in the horizontal direction with a speed of 25.0 m/s as shown in Figure 4.14. The landing incline below her falls off with a slope of 35.0°. Where does she land on the incline? I've attached an image of the problem, my work is below it.
Homework Equations
xf = (Vicos(theta))t = dcos(phi)
yf = (Visin(theta)t) - (0.5)gt^2 = -dsin(phi)
The Attempt at a Solution
I understand and reached the solution of part a), but I am struggling with part b). It says to eliminate time "t" and differentiate and maximize "d" in terms of angle "theta".
this is the furthest I've gotten:
xf = (Vicos(theta))t
t = xf/(Vicos(theta))
yf = (Visin(theta))t - (0.5)gt^2
plugging in t = xf/(Vicos(theta))
yf = (Visin(theta))(xf/(Vicos(theta)) - (0.5)g(xf/(Vicos(theta))^2
= xftan(theta) - (0.5)g(xf/(vicos(theta))^2
= xftan(theta) - xf^2(1/(2gVi^2cos^2(theta))
(factoring out and dividing by xf)
yf/xf = tan(theta) - xf/(2gVi^2cos^2(theta))
-dsin(phi)/(dcos(phi)) = tan(theta) - xf/(2gVi^2cos^2(theta))
-tan(phi) = tan(theta) - xf/(2gVi^2cos^2(theta))
I don't know what to do after this step. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!