Finding the average height and average velocity of a ball dropped from height of $400$ ft
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Rosanne drops a ball from a height of 400 ft. Find the ball's
average height and its average velocity between the time it is
dropped and the time it strikes the ground.
My trial...
So, I tried to use average value theorem for integrals. I took acceleration as positive $32$ ft m/s$^2$ (as velocity increases). By integrating it, I found velocity as $v=32t + C$ (with $C=0$). I integrated it one more time and got the distance $16 t^2 = 400$. And now $t = 5$ sec. After that, I tried to use average value of the function theorem. Somehow got the wrong answer. For finding H average and I did the following. (1/5)*(integral(from 0 to 5) Htdt. For this integral I found the answer 400/3 while answer given is 800/3
calculus integration
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Rosanne drops a ball from a height of 400 ft. Find the ball's
average height and its average velocity between the time it is
dropped and the time it strikes the ground.
My trial...
So, I tried to use average value theorem for integrals. I took acceleration as positive $32$ ft m/s$^2$ (as velocity increases). By integrating it, I found velocity as $v=32t + C$ (with $C=0$). I integrated it one more time and got the distance $16 t^2 = 400$. And now $t = 5$ sec. After that, I tried to use average value of the function theorem. Somehow got the wrong answer. For finding H average and I did the following. (1/5)*(integral(from 0 to 5) Htdt. For this integral I found the answer 400/3 while answer given is 800/3
calculus integration
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I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because the "trial" was added after the almost complete solution has been posted for 10+ minutes.
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– Saad
Dec 17 '18 at 0:52
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@user302797 Note that at first the aker posted his work by comments now deleted and it was done very quickly. Please reviseyour evaluation. Thanks
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– gimusi
Dec 18 '18 at 7:21
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Rosanne drops a ball from a height of 400 ft. Find the ball's
average height and its average velocity between the time it is
dropped and the time it strikes the ground.
My trial...
So, I tried to use average value theorem for integrals. I took acceleration as positive $32$ ft m/s$^2$ (as velocity increases). By integrating it, I found velocity as $v=32t + C$ (with $C=0$). I integrated it one more time and got the distance $16 t^2 = 400$. And now $t = 5$ sec. After that, I tried to use average value of the function theorem. Somehow got the wrong answer. For finding H average and I did the following. (1/5)*(integral(from 0 to 5) Htdt. For this integral I found the answer 400/3 while answer given is 800/3
calculus integration
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Rosanne drops a ball from a height of 400 ft. Find the ball's
average height and its average velocity between the time it is
dropped and the time it strikes the ground.
My trial...
So, I tried to use average value theorem for integrals. I took acceleration as positive $32$ ft m/s$^2$ (as velocity increases). By integrating it, I found velocity as $v=32t + C$ (with $C=0$). I integrated it one more time and got the distance $16 t^2 = 400$. And now $t = 5$ sec. After that, I tried to use average value of the function theorem. Somehow got the wrong answer. For finding H average and I did the following. (1/5)*(integral(from 0 to 5) Htdt. For this integral I found the answer 400/3 while answer given is 800/3
calculus integration
calculus integration
edited Dec 16 '18 at 10:43
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I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because the "trial" was added after the almost complete solution has been posted for 10+ minutes.
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– Saad
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@user302797 Note that at first the aker posted his work by comments now deleted and it was done very quickly. Please reviseyour evaluation. Thanks
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I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because the "trial" was added after the almost complete solution has been posted for 10+ minutes.
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– Saad
Dec 17 '18 at 0:52
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@user302797 Note that at first the aker posted his work by comments now deleted and it was done very quickly. Please reviseyour evaluation. Thanks
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– gimusi
Dec 18 '18 at 7:21
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I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because the "trial" was added after the almost complete solution has been posted for 10+ minutes.
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– Saad
Dec 17 '18 at 0:52
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I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because the "trial" was added after the almost complete solution has been posted for 10+ minutes.
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– Saad
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@user302797 Note that at first the aker posted his work by comments now deleted and it was done very quickly. Please reviseyour evaluation. Thanks
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– gimusi
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@user302797 Note that at first the aker posted his work by comments now deleted and it was done very quickly. Please reviseyour evaluation. Thanks
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Assuming $v_0=0$, we have that
$h(t)=400-frac12gt^2 implies t_{max}=sqrt{frac{800}{g}}=20sqrt{frac{2}{g}}$ time to strike the ground
$v(t)=gt implies v_{max}=20sqrt{2g} implies bar v=frac{v_0+v_{max}}{2}$
and
$$bar h = frac{int_0^{t_{max}}h(t) dt}{t_{max}}$$
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Does this always hold $bar v=frac{v_0+v_{max}}{2}$? I mean it is good in this case but it should be total displacement/ total time.
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– Sameer Baheti
Dec 16 '18 at 12:30
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@SameerBaheti It holds because $v$ is linear in that case.
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– gimusi
Dec 16 '18 at 12:32
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Oh yes! If acceleration is constant and path is straight line one can prove this by $v^2-u^2=2as$.
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– Sameer Baheti
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Let $H=400text{ft}$.
$$h(t)=H-frac12gt^2$$
Average height = particular height $times$ time during which it was on that height/ total time.
$$frac12gT^2=Himplies T=sqrt{frac{2H}g}$$
Or mathematically
$$<h>=frac{int_0^Th(t)dt}{int_0^Tdt}$$
$$<h>=frac{int_0^T(H-frac12gt^2)dt}T=H-frac{frac16gbig[t^3big]_0^T}T=H-frac{H}3=frac{2H}3=frac{800}3text{ft}$$
$v(t)=gt.$
So, similarly $$<v>=frac1Tint_0^Tgtdt=frac HT=sqrt{frac{Hg}2}$$
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Assuming $v_0=0$, we have that
$h(t)=400-frac12gt^2 implies t_{max}=sqrt{frac{800}{g}}=20sqrt{frac{2}{g}}$ time to strike the ground
$v(t)=gt implies v_{max}=20sqrt{2g} implies bar v=frac{v_0+v_{max}}{2}$
and
$$bar h = frac{int_0^{t_{max}}h(t) dt}{t_{max}}$$
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Does this always hold $bar v=frac{v_0+v_{max}}{2}$? I mean it is good in this case but it should be total displacement/ total time.
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– Sameer Baheti
Dec 16 '18 at 12:30
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@SameerBaheti It holds because $v$ is linear in that case.
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– gimusi
Dec 16 '18 at 12:32
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Oh yes! If acceleration is constant and path is straight line one can prove this by $v^2-u^2=2as$.
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– Sameer Baheti
Dec 16 '18 at 12:38
add a comment |
$begingroup$
Assuming $v_0=0$, we have that
$h(t)=400-frac12gt^2 implies t_{max}=sqrt{frac{800}{g}}=20sqrt{frac{2}{g}}$ time to strike the ground
$v(t)=gt implies v_{max}=20sqrt{2g} implies bar v=frac{v_0+v_{max}}{2}$
and
$$bar h = frac{int_0^{t_{max}}h(t) dt}{t_{max}}$$
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Does this always hold $bar v=frac{v_0+v_{max}}{2}$? I mean it is good in this case but it should be total displacement/ total time.
$endgroup$
– Sameer Baheti
Dec 16 '18 at 12:30
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@SameerBaheti It holds because $v$ is linear in that case.
$endgroup$
– gimusi
Dec 16 '18 at 12:32
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Oh yes! If acceleration is constant and path is straight line one can prove this by $v^2-u^2=2as$.
$endgroup$
– Sameer Baheti
Dec 16 '18 at 12:38
add a comment |
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Assuming $v_0=0$, we have that
$h(t)=400-frac12gt^2 implies t_{max}=sqrt{frac{800}{g}}=20sqrt{frac{2}{g}}$ time to strike the ground
$v(t)=gt implies v_{max}=20sqrt{2g} implies bar v=frac{v_0+v_{max}}{2}$
and
$$bar h = frac{int_0^{t_{max}}h(t) dt}{t_{max}}$$
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Assuming $v_0=0$, we have that
$h(t)=400-frac12gt^2 implies t_{max}=sqrt{frac{800}{g}}=20sqrt{frac{2}{g}}$ time to strike the ground
$v(t)=gt implies v_{max}=20sqrt{2g} implies bar v=frac{v_0+v_{max}}{2}$
and
$$bar h = frac{int_0^{t_{max}}h(t) dt}{t_{max}}$$
answered Dec 16 '18 at 10:27
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Does this always hold $bar v=frac{v_0+v_{max}}{2}$? I mean it is good in this case but it should be total displacement/ total time.
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– Sameer Baheti
Dec 16 '18 at 12:30
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@SameerBaheti It holds because $v$ is linear in that case.
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– gimusi
Dec 16 '18 at 12:32
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Oh yes! If acceleration is constant and path is straight line one can prove this by $v^2-u^2=2as$.
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– Sameer Baheti
Dec 16 '18 at 12:38
add a comment |
$begingroup$
Does this always hold $bar v=frac{v_0+v_{max}}{2}$? I mean it is good in this case but it should be total displacement/ total time.
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– Sameer Baheti
Dec 16 '18 at 12:30
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@SameerBaheti It holds because $v$ is linear in that case.
$endgroup$
– gimusi
Dec 16 '18 at 12:32
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Oh yes! If acceleration is constant and path is straight line one can prove this by $v^2-u^2=2as$.
$endgroup$
– Sameer Baheti
Dec 16 '18 at 12:38
$begingroup$
Does this always hold $bar v=frac{v_0+v_{max}}{2}$? I mean it is good in this case but it should be total displacement/ total time.
$endgroup$
– Sameer Baheti
Dec 16 '18 at 12:30
$begingroup$
Does this always hold $bar v=frac{v_0+v_{max}}{2}$? I mean it is good in this case but it should be total displacement/ total time.
$endgroup$
– Sameer Baheti
Dec 16 '18 at 12:30
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@SameerBaheti It holds because $v$ is linear in that case.
$endgroup$
– gimusi
Dec 16 '18 at 12:32
$begingroup$
@SameerBaheti It holds because $v$ is linear in that case.
$endgroup$
– gimusi
Dec 16 '18 at 12:32
$begingroup$
Oh yes! If acceleration is constant and path is straight line one can prove this by $v^2-u^2=2as$.
$endgroup$
– Sameer Baheti
Dec 16 '18 at 12:38
$begingroup$
Oh yes! If acceleration is constant and path is straight line one can prove this by $v^2-u^2=2as$.
$endgroup$
– Sameer Baheti
Dec 16 '18 at 12:38
add a comment |
$begingroup$
Let $H=400text{ft}$.
$$h(t)=H-frac12gt^2$$
Average height = particular height $times$ time during which it was on that height/ total time.
$$frac12gT^2=Himplies T=sqrt{frac{2H}g}$$
Or mathematically
$$<h>=frac{int_0^Th(t)dt}{int_0^Tdt}$$
$$<h>=frac{int_0^T(H-frac12gt^2)dt}T=H-frac{frac16gbig[t^3big]_0^T}T=H-frac{H}3=frac{2H}3=frac{800}3text{ft}$$
$v(t)=gt.$
So, similarly $$<v>=frac1Tint_0^Tgtdt=frac HT=sqrt{frac{Hg}2}$$
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Let $H=400text{ft}$.
$$h(t)=H-frac12gt^2$$
Average height = particular height $times$ time during which it was on that height/ total time.
$$frac12gT^2=Himplies T=sqrt{frac{2H}g}$$
Or mathematically
$$<h>=frac{int_0^Th(t)dt}{int_0^Tdt}$$
$$<h>=frac{int_0^T(H-frac12gt^2)dt}T=H-frac{frac16gbig[t^3big]_0^T}T=H-frac{H}3=frac{2H}3=frac{800}3text{ft}$$
$v(t)=gt.$
So, similarly $$<v>=frac1Tint_0^Tgtdt=frac HT=sqrt{frac{Hg}2}$$
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Let $H=400text{ft}$.
$$h(t)=H-frac12gt^2$$
Average height = particular height $times$ time during which it was on that height/ total time.
$$frac12gT^2=Himplies T=sqrt{frac{2H}g}$$
Or mathematically
$$<h>=frac{int_0^Th(t)dt}{int_0^Tdt}$$
$$<h>=frac{int_0^T(H-frac12gt^2)dt}T=H-frac{frac16gbig[t^3big]_0^T}T=H-frac{H}3=frac{2H}3=frac{800}3text{ft}$$
$v(t)=gt.$
So, similarly $$<v>=frac1Tint_0^Tgtdt=frac HT=sqrt{frac{Hg}2}$$
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Let $H=400text{ft}$.
$$h(t)=H-frac12gt^2$$
Average height = particular height $times$ time during which it was on that height/ total time.
$$frac12gT^2=Himplies T=sqrt{frac{2H}g}$$
Or mathematically
$$<h>=frac{int_0^Th(t)dt}{int_0^Tdt}$$
$$<h>=frac{int_0^T(H-frac12gt^2)dt}T=H-frac{frac16gbig[t^3big]_0^T}T=H-frac{H}3=frac{2H}3=frac{800}3text{ft}$$
$v(t)=gt.$
So, similarly $$<v>=frac1Tint_0^Tgtdt=frac HT=sqrt{frac{Hg}2}$$
answered Dec 16 '18 at 12:22
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I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because the "trial" was added after the almost complete solution has been posted for 10+ minutes.
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– Saad
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@user302797 Note that at first the aker posted his work by comments now deleted and it was done very quickly. Please reviseyour evaluation. Thanks
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– gimusi
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