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Homework Statement
A boat is moving to the right with a constant deceleration of .3 m/s^2 when a boy standing on the deck D throws a ball with an initial velocity relative to the deck which is vertical. the ball rises to a maximum height of 8 m above the release point and the boy must step forward a distance d to catch it at the same height as the release point determine. (a) the distance d, the relative velocity of the ball with respect to the deck when the ball is caught. (b) Relative velocity of the ball with respect to the boat when caught.
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The Attempt at a Solution
I do have a copy of the answers, but iv been looking over these for sometime and still don't understand a certain step taken. The text in bold/italics is the section i don't understand.
Part (a)
Vy = 0 when at max height of 8m
Use
Vy-(Vy)o = a*t
Vy = 12.53m/s
Finding t for whole motion
Y-Yo = (Vy)o*t+1/2*a*t^2
t = 2.55s
Vx = (Vx)o+a*t (a=0.3ms^-2, deck accel)
Distance Travelled By Deck:
Xd = (Vx)o*t+1/2*a*t^2
Velocity of ball with respect to deck
Vb/d = (Vx)o-Vx
What is the above equation based off? Relative velocity would be Vb/d = Xb/d-(Xb/d)o wouldn't it? Also the horizontal component of balls velocity is constant, so wouldnt
Vx = (Vx)o? Making the RHS = 0? I tried using constant acceleration equations and like V-Vo=a*t and
x-xo=Vo*t+1/2*a*t^2 to cancel out either Vx or Xd but this results in a complex number or Vx or Xd becomes canceled out.
(Vb/d)x = (Vx)o-[(Vx)o+a*t]
(Vb/d)x = -a*t [Eq. (1)]
Xb/d = (Vx)o*t-Xd
Xb/d = (Vx)o*t-[(Vx)o*t+1/2*a*t^2]
Xb/d = -1/2*a*t^2 [Eq. (2)]
At the time of catch Xb/d = d
From Eq (2)
d = -1/2*a*t^2
d = 0.975m
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