A diver runs horizontally off the end of a diving board with an initial speed of 1.75 m/s. if the diving board is 3.40 m above the water, what is the diver's speed just before she enters the water? (neglect air resistance.)

Respuesta :

The vertical velocity diver`s,

[tex]v_{y}= \sqrt{2g h}[/tex]

Given  [tex]h= 3.40 \ m[/tex]

Therefore,

[tex]v_{y} = \sqrt{2\times 9.8 m/s^2 \times 3.40 \times m } =8.16\ m/s[/tex]

The initial speed is in horizontal direction which is given ,[tex]v_{x} = 1.75 \ m/s[/tex]

We have [tex]v_{x}[/tex] and [tex]v_{y}[/tex], and  because this is a right vector triangle, we can use the Pythagorean theorem we can calculate the final velocity.

[tex]v=\sqrt{(v_{x}^2)+(v_{y}^2)  } =\sqrt{(1.75)^2+(8.16)^2} = \sqrt{3.0625+66.585}\\\\ v= 8.34 m/s[/tex]