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OK....this is kinda long....hang in there and we'll see if I get the same answer as Melody.

 

The ball's x and y positions are given by

x=xo + vox t = voxt  = .707 v t    (1) (since xo=0  and 45 degrees and there is no x decceleration)

y= yo + voy t - 1/2 a t^2 = .707v t - 1/2 a t^2  (2)

 

The position of the two ends of the truck bed are given by 

5m + 9 (t)    and  7.5 + 9 (t)

 

Now...when the ball lands in the truck bed y will = 0, so

y=0= .707v t - 1/2 a t^2     (3)

 

and the 'x' values for the ball and truck bed will be equal

 

.707 v t  = 5+ 9 t    substitute THIS value of .707v t in to (3)  and solve for t

 

0= 5 + 9t - 1/2 (9.8) t^2       results in t = 2.28 sec (using quadratic formula)

 

THEN the back of the truck bed will be at   5 + 9t = 25.55 m  

              (the front wil be 25.55+2.5=28.05m)

Now solve (1)  for the ball velocity  .707v(2.28)=25.55    results in v = 15.85 m/s

   to land on the BACK of the truck bed.

 

Repeating some of this for the FRONT of the truck bed:

.707 v (2.28) = 28.05 = 17.4 m/s

Velocity must be   15.85-17.4 m/s     (NOT QUITE THE SAME AS MELODY'S ANSWER)

 

Ooops.....   GingerAle is correct....I constrained the motion of the truck for the second part (shown in THIS color above) ....here is the CORRECTED version for the second part (it is like the first part)

For the FRONT of the truck bed, we have  .707 v t = 7.5 + 9t

  Substitute THIS value in to equation (3) and solve for t

  0= 7.5 + 9t - 1/2 (9.8)t^2       results in t= 2.459 sec (using quadratic formula)

Then the FRONT of the truck bed will be at 7.5 + 9t = 29.63 m

Now solve (1) for the ball velocity  ,707 v (2.459) = 29.63 m results in  v =17.04 m/s

  to land on the FRONT of the truck bed

SOOOOO Velocity must be between   15.85-17.04 m/s      Taa-Daa ! 

(Thanx everyone for pointing out the errors of my ways....hopefully I will not burn in hell forever)

May 31, 2018

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