Question: Two cannons are mounted as shown in the drawing and rigged to fire simultaneously. They are used in a circus act in which two clowns

Two cannons are mounted as shown in the drawing and rigged to fire simultaneously. They are used in a circus act in which two clowns serve as human cannonballs. The clowns are fired toward each other and collide at a height of 1.00 m above the muzzles of the cannons. Clown A is launched at a 75.0° angle, with a speed of 9.00 m/s. The horizontal

Separation between the clowns as they leave the cannons is 6.00 m. Find the launch speed v0B and the launch angle uB (> 45.0o) for clown B?

OA-9.00 m/s DOB 75.0 6.00 m

Step by Step Solution

★★★★★

3.47 Rating (160 Votes )

There are 3 Steps involved in it

1 Expert Approved Answer

Step: 1 Unlock

We can use information about the motion of clown A and the collision to determine the initial veloci... View full answer

Question Has Been Solved by an Expert!

Get step-by-step solutions from verified subject matter experts

Step: 2 Unlock

Step: 3 Unlock

Document Format (1 attachment)

1176-P-M-K(1110).docx

120 KBs Word File

Students Have Also Explored These Related Mechanics Questions!

A type of level indicator incorporates four hemispherical cups with open fronts mounted as shown in Fig. 17.13. Each cup is 25 mm in diameter. A motor drives the cups at a constant rotational speed....

A transformer consisting of two coils wrapped around an iron core is connected to a generator and a resistor, as shown in the drawing. There are 11 turns in the primary coil and 18 turns in the...

The drawing shows a jet engine suspended beneath the wing of an airplane. The weight W of the engine is 10 200 N and acts as shown in the drawing. In flight the engine produces a thrust T of 62 300 N...

atic Zoom 3.03 Two cannons are mounted as shown in the drawing and rigged to fire simultaneously. They are used in a circus act in which two clowns serve as human cannonballs. The clowns are fired...

0 ERICAN The Publication for Insurance Agency Succes ~j~J:uh1tt1G1IiF Letters Down to Cases For the Manager Policy Issues Study Sales Automation What's Going On New Policies Technology Update 0...

1.In "Risks Under the Big Top", (Topic 3 Core Articles): a.Identify five loss exposures that could result in injuries to Circus employees. (5 points) b.What train related exposures do you potentially...

So What Would An Ideal Performance Appraisal Look Like? Jack N. Kondrasuk University of Portland Organizations use many performance appraisal formats, but an ideal form still eludes us. This article...

Volume 9 Issue 3 September 2011 Visioning Information Technology at Cirque du Soleil Case prepared by Professors Anne-Marie CROTEAU,1 Suzanne RIVARD2 and Jean TALBOT3 Danielle Savoie, recently...

Simplifying Information Systems at Cirque du Soleil It is evident from the case study ( as shown in the images below) that Cirque du Soleil can be characterized as a typical small business that...

This text was adapted by The Saylor Foundation under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License without attribution as requested by the work's original creator or licensee. 1...

Selected comparative statement data for Queen Products Company are presented below. All balance sheet data are as of December 31. Instructions Compute the following ratios for 2015. (a) Profit...

Daisys Creamery Inc. is considering one of two investment options. Option 1 is a $ 75,000 investment in new blending equipment that is expected to produce equal annual cash flows of $ 19,000 for each...

Given Co = $ 2 3 0 , 0 0 0 ; CCA rate = 2 0 percent; tax rate = 4 0 percent; and year 2 operating income = $ 1 4 1 , 0 0 0 , calculate the cashflow in year 2 .

Which of the following is not a key component of scope planning? A. Work breakdown structure (WBS) B. Scope statement C. Project charter D. Scope management plan

An egg is thrown nearly vertically upward from a point near the cornice of a tall building. It just misses the cornice on the way down and passes a point 50.0 m below its starting point 5.00 s after...

The rocket-driven sled Sonic Wind No.2, used for investigating the physiological effects of large accelerations, runs on a straight, level track 1070 m (3500 ft) long. Starting from rest, it can...

A large boulder is ejected vertically upward from a volcano with an initial speed of 40.0 m/s. Air resistance may be ignored. (a) At what time after being ejected is the boulder moving at 20.0 m/s...

CompU is looking at starting a major advertising campaign to further expand their business. Based on preliminary estimates, the advertising campaign will cost $100,000 and will increase revenue by...

stats and prb The graph of an exponential function is shown in the figure below. The horizontal asymptote is shown as a dashed line. Find the range and the domain. ...5 ..... ..5.. ..... ...5... . ....

Consider a risky portfolio. The end-of-year cash flow derived from the portfolio will be either $70,000 or $180,000, with equal probabilities of 0.5. The alternative riskless investment in T-bills...