A 2.7-kg ball is thrown upward with an initial speed of

Problem 70P

A 2.7-kg ball is thrown upward with an initial speed of 20.0 m/s from the edge of a 45.0-m-high cliff. At the instant the ball is thrown, a woman starts running away from the base of the cliff with a constant speed of 6.00 m/s. The woman runs in a straight line on level ground. Ignore air resistance on the ball. (a) At what angle above the horizontal should the ball be thrown so that the runner will catch it just before it hits the ground, and how far does she run before she catches the ball? (b) Carefully sketch the ball’s trajectory as viewed by (i) a person at rest on the ground and (ii) the runner.

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(a)

Inorder for the woman to catch the ball before it hits the ground, the horizontal component of velocity of the ball must be equal to the velocity of the woman.

Here,  is the horizontal velocity of the ball

 is the velocity of the woman.

Thus, the angle with which the ball should be thrown so that the runner will catch it is 72.54 degrees.