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Homework Statement
a 76 kg boulder is rolling horizontally at a top of a vertical cliff that is 20m above the surface of a lake. the top of the vertical face of a dam is located 100 m from the foot of the cliff, with the top of the dam level with the surface of the water in the lake. a level plain is 25 m below the top of the dam. what must the minimum speed of the rock be just as it leaves the cliff so that it will travel to the plain without striking the dam?
Homework Equations
The Attempt at a Solution
20= 4.9 * t^2
20/4.9= t^2
t=square 20/49
t=2.02
100 = vx0 * t
100/2.02 = vx0
vx0 = 45.45 m/s
20+25 = .5 * 9.8 * t^2
45 = 4.9* t^2
t+3.03
V0x * 3.3 = 150m
45.45*3.3 = 150
150-100 = 50m
I am not getting the min speed. Is it the 45.45? I believe so, but the program doesnt. Appreciate any help. The 50 m is correct.