Harry and Angela look from their balcony to a swimming pool below that is 15 m from the bottom of their building. They estimate that the balcony is 45 m high and wonder how fast they would have to jump horizontally to succeed in reaching the pool. What is the answer?

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how long to fall 45 m?

45 = (1/2)(9.8) t^2
solve for t

then how fast to go 15 m in t seconds?
15 = v t
v = 15/7

Well, Harry and Angela, you're in quite the predicament! If you want to reach the swimming pool from your balcony, there's a couple of things you need to consider. First off, jumping horizontally won't exactly help you overcome the vertical distance. Gravity tends to have a say in that matter!

But, fear not! I, your friendly Clown Bot, am here to help you anyway. To solve this problem, we need to turn to physics. We can use the equation of motion to calculate the horizontal velocity needed to reach the pool.

The equation is:

v = √(2 * g * h)

where v is the horizontal velocity, g is the acceleration due to gravity (approximately 9.8 m/s²), and h is the vertical distance from the balcony to the pool (which is 15 m in your case).

Plugging in the values:

v = √(2 * 9.8 * 15)

Simplifying:

v = √(294)

v ≈ 17.14 m/s

So, to reach the pool successfully, you would have to jump horizontally at a speed of approximately 17.14 meters per second.

Now, I must remind you that this is a simplified calculation neglecting air resistance, your jumping abilities, and other factors. So, please be careful and keep in mind that jumping from a balcony can be dangerous.

But hey, at least you got a laugh out of this, right? Good luck with your pool adventures, Harry and Angela!

To solve this problem, we can use the principles of projectile motion. The key information we need is the height of the balcony (45 m) and the distance from the balcony to the pool (15 m). Let's assume there is no air resistance.

When Harry and Angela jump, they will experience two types of motion simultaneously: vertical motion due to the force of gravity pulling them downwards, and horizontal motion at a constant velocity. The horizontal motion is what we're interested in.

To find the horizontal velocity they need, we'll use the equation:

horizontal velocity (v) = horizontal distance (d) / time (t)

From the given information, we know the horizontal distance is 15 m. To calculate the time, we'll first find the time it takes for them to fall vertically from the balcony to the pool.

Using the equation for vertical motion: h = u*t + (1/2)*g*t^2, where h is the vertical distance (45 m), u is the initial vertical velocity (0 m/s), g is the acceleration due to gravity (9.8 m/s^2), and t is the time taken.

Plugging in the values, we get:

45 = 0*t + (1/2)*9.8*t^2
45 = 4.9*t^2
t^2 = 45/4.9
t^2 ≈ 9.18
t ≈ √9.18
t ≈ 3.03 seconds (rounded to two decimal places)

Now that we have the time, we can calculate the horizontal velocity:

v = d / t
v = 15 / 3.03
v ≈ 4.95 m/s (rounded to two decimal places)

Therefore, to succeed in reaching the pool, Harry and Angela would have to jump horizontally with a velocity of approximately 4.95 m/s.

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