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Chapter 11, Solution 108.

The horizontal and vertical motions are

x
x = ( v0 cos α ) t or v0 =
t cos α
(1)
1 1
y = ( v0 sin α ) t − gt 2 = x tan α − gt 2
2 2
2 ( x tan α − y )
or t2 = (2)
g
2v0 sin α
At the landing point C: yc = 0, t=
g
2v02 sin α cos α
And xc = ( v0 cos α ) t = (3)
g
(a) α = 31°

To clear tree A: x A = 90 ft, y A = 36 ft

2 ( 90 tan 31° − 36 )
From (2), t A2 = = 1.12282 s 2 , t A = 1.0596 s
32.2
90
From (1), ( v0 ) A = = 99.088 ft/s
1.0596cos 31°
To clear tree B: xB = 300 ft, yB = 42 ft

2 ( 300 tan 31° − 42 )

From (2), ( tB )2 = = 8.5875 s 2 , t B = 2.9304 s
32.2
300
From (1), ( v0 )B = = 119.43 ft/s
2.9304 cos 31°
The larger value governs, v0 = 119.43 ft/s v0 = 119.4 ft/s W

( 2 )(119.43)
2
sin 31° cos 31°
From (3), xc = = 391.13 ft
32.2
d = xc − 330 d = 61.1 ft W

Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Statics and Dynamics, 8/e, Ferdinand P. Beer, E. Russell Johnston, Jr.,
Elliot R. Eisenberg, William E. Clausen, David Mazurek, Phillip J. Cornwell
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(b) α = 27°

By a similar calculation, t A = 0.78247 s, ( v0 ) A = 129.09 ft/s,

t B = 2.6240 s, ( v0 )B = 128.31 ft/s
v0 = 129.09 ft/s v0 = 129.1 ft/s W

xc = 418.69 ft d = 88.7 ft W

Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Statics and Dynamics, 8/e, Ferdinand P. Beer, E. Russell Johnston, Jr.,
Elliot R. Eisenberg, William E. Clausen, David Mazurek, Phillip J. Cornwell
© 2007 The McGraw-Hill Companies.