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The circus has come to town, and Lael the Magnificent will kick a grape into her assistant's waiting mouth (not to worry − the grape is freshly washed). She starts at the origin and boots the grape at an angle 20.0° east of north. The grape starts from a height of 0.200 meters, with a velocity of 12.0 m/s, 30.0° above the horizontal. Her assistant races to intercept the grape as it descends. Assume that his mouth is 1.75 meters above the ground. (a) How much time elapses after the kick until he catches the grape? (b) At what position must he be standing for the grape to fall into his mouth? Use the x dimension for east-west, and the y dimension for north-south. 

 Jul 8, 2016

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I think it's meant to be interpreted as follows:

 

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 Jul 8, 2016
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I am confused.  Are you referring to North South as the vertical and East west as the Horizontal?

Do you mean that the grape begins its flight at 20 degrees of the vertical?

 

What have compass directions got to do with this question.  ??

 Jul 8, 2016
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I think it's meant to be interpreted as follows:

 

coords

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Alan Jul 8, 2016

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