A golfer hits a shot to a green that is elevated 3.20 m above the point where the ball is struck. The ball leaves the club at a speed of 19.0 m/s at an angle of 52.0˚ above the horizontal. It rises to its maximum height and then falls down to the green. Ignoring air resistance, find the speed of the ball just before it lands.

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initial velocity components

... vertical = 19.0 m/s * sin(52.0º)
... horizontal = 19.0 m/s * cos(52.0º)

final velocity components
... fvertical = √{[19.0 m/s * sin(52.0º)]^2 - (2 * g * 3.20 m)}
... fhorizontal = 19.0 m/s * cos(52.0º)

final velocity = √[(fvertical ^ 2) + (fhorizontal ^ 2)]

To find the speed of the ball just before it lands, we can use the principles of projectile motion. The motion of the ball can be analyzed separately in the horizontal and vertical directions.

In the horizontal direction:
Since there is no acceleration in the horizontal direction, the horizontal component of the initial velocity (V0x) remains constant throughout the motion. We can find V0x using the formula:

V0x = V0 * cos(theta)

Where V0 is the initial velocity of the ball (19.0 m/s) and theta is the angle above the horizontal (52.0 degrees).

V0x = 19.0 * cos(52.0)
V0x ≈ 11.67 m/s

In the vertical direction:
In the vertical direction, the ball experiences acceleration due to gravity (g ≈ 9.8 m/s^2) acting downward. We can find the time it takes for the ball to reach its maximum height using the formula:

t = (Vy - V0y) / g

Where Vy is the vertical component of the final velocity at the maximum height (zero in this case), V0y is the vertical component of the initial velocity, and g is the acceleration due to gravity.

Vy = 0
V0y = V0 * sin(theta)

V0y = 19.0 * sin(52.0)
V0y ≈ 14.58 m/s

t = (0 - 14.58) / 9.8
t ≈ -1.49 s

Since time cannot be negative, we discard the negative value for t.

Next, let's find the time it takes for the ball to reach the ground from the maximum height:

t_total = 2 * t_max

Where t_total is the total time of flight and t_max is the time taken to reach the maximum height.

t_total = 2 * 1.49
t_total ≈ 2.98 s

Finally, we can find the vertical component of the final velocity (Vfy) just before the ball lands using the formula:

Vfy = V0y + g * t_total

Vfy = 14.58 + 9.8 * 2.98
Vfy ≈ 43.52 m/s

Therefore, the speed of the ball just before it lands is approximately 43.52 m/s.