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gkangelexa
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Hey all,
I have a potentially stupid question based on the following problem:
"A boy on a small hill aims his water-balloon slingshot horizontally, straight
at a second boy hanging from a tree branch a distance d away, Fig. 3-26. At the instant the water balloon is released, the second boy let's go and falls from the tree, hoping to avoid being hit. Show that he made the wrong move."
I understand that they will hit the ground at the same time since there is no initial vertical velocity for the balloon and the time until they hit depends on the acceleration (gravity).
but as to whether the balloon reaches the tree or not... doesn't that depend on the initial horizontal velocity and the distance between the balloon thrower and the tree?
Depending on the distance traveled (determined by the initial horizontal velocity), the balloon may or may not reach the tree is that true?
So the answer should be "it depends" not "the balloon hits the tree boy"
right?
I have a potentially stupid question based on the following problem:
"A boy on a small hill aims his water-balloon slingshot horizontally, straight
at a second boy hanging from a tree branch a distance d away, Fig. 3-26. At the instant the water balloon is released, the second boy let's go and falls from the tree, hoping to avoid being hit. Show that he made the wrong move."
I understand that they will hit the ground at the same time since there is no initial vertical velocity for the balloon and the time until they hit depends on the acceleration (gravity).
but as to whether the balloon reaches the tree or not... doesn't that depend on the initial horizontal velocity and the distance between the balloon thrower and the tree?
Depending on the distance traveled (determined by the initial horizontal velocity), the balloon may or may not reach the tree is that true?
So the answer should be "it depends" not "the balloon hits the tree boy"
right?