A circus performer is shot out of a cannon and flies over net that's placed horizontally 5.9m from the cannon.
When the cannon is aimed at an angle of 45 above the horizontal, the performer is moving in the horizontal direction and just barely clears the net as he passes over it. What is the muzzle speed of the cannon and how high is the net?
v_(i)= _______ m/s
height of net h=_______m

Question

A circus performer is shot out of a cannon and flies over net that's placed horizontally 5.9m from the cannon.
When the cannon is aimed at an angle of 45 above the horizontal, the performer is moving in the horizontal direction and just barely clears the net as he passes over it. What is the muzzle speed of the cannon and how high is the net?
v_(i)= _______ m/s
height of net h=_______m

anonymous · Answer

Use the range formula for kinematic