Answer to Question #171958 in Physics for Kenneth Phetla

Question

A bullet is fired perpendicular upwards into the air and leaves the barrel at 200m/s. answer the following questions:

1.How long would it take before bullet has an upward velocity at 80 m/s?
2.How long would it take before the bullet reaches its maximum height?
3.What will the velocity of the bullet be after 15 s?
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Answer 1

1)

$$v=v_0+gt,$$ $$t=\dfrac{80\ \dfrac{m}{s}-200\ \dfrac{m}{s}}{-9.8\ \dfrac{m}{s^2}}=12.24\ s.$$

2)

$$0=v_0+gt,$$ $$t=\dfrac{-v_0}{g}=\dfrac{-200\ \dfrac{m}{s}}{-9.8\ \dfrac{m}{s^2}}=20.41\ s.$$

3)

$$v(t=15\ s)=200\ \dfrac{m}{s}+(-9.8\ \dfrac{m}{s^2})\cdot15\ s=53\ \dfrac{m}{s}.$$