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How far from the bottom of the chute does the ball land?


A ball is launched up a semicircular chute in such a way that at the top of the chute, just before it goes into free fall, the ball has a centripetal acceleration of magnitude 2 g. How far from the bottom of the chute does the ball land? Your answer for the distance the ball travels from the end of the chute should contain R.

Explanation / Answer

v^2/R = 2g

=> v = sqrt(2gR)

to reach ground in vertical direction:

d = ut+0.5*a*t^2

=> 2*R = 0 + 0.5*g*t^2

=> t = 2*sqrt(R/g)

in horizontal direction:

d = u*t = sqrt(2gR)*2*sqrt(R/g) = 2*R*sqrt(2)