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Chapter 3, Problem 3.63

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QUESTION:

A grasshopper leaps into the air from the edge of a vertical cliff, as shown in Fig. P3.63. Use information from the figure to find (a) the initial speed of the grasshopper and (b) the height of the cliff.

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QUESTION:

A grasshopper leaps into the air from the edge of a vertical cliff, as shown in Fig. P3.63. Use information from the figure to find (a) the initial speed of the grasshopper and (b) the height of the cliff.

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(a) The grasshopper is in projectile motion.

The initial velocity of the grasshopper in the x and y direction is given by,


Let the origin be at the ground and  upward.

 and

Using the kinematics equation,

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