A projectile weighing 8 kg in horizontal flight with a speed v = 250 m/s at a height h = 30 m exploded into 2 fragments. The smaller one with a mass m1 = 2 kg flew vertically upward with a speed v1 = 100 m/s. How far apart will the fragments fall from each other? Neglect air resistance.
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Product description: a projectile weighing 8 kg, flying in a horizontal direction with a speed v = 250 m/s at a height h = 30 m, exploded into 2 fragments. The smaller fragment has a mass m1 = 2 kg and flew vertically upward with a speed v1 = 100 m/s.
To solve the problem, it is necessary to find the distance between the points of impact of two projectile fragments.
To do this, you can use the law of conservation of energy and the law of motion of a body thrown vertically upward.
From the law of conservation of energy for a smaller fragment, we can obtain the maximum lifting height h1 that it will reach:
m1 * g * h1 + (1/2) * m1 * v1^2 = (1/2) * m1 * u1^2,
where g is the acceleration of gravity, u1 is the speed of the fragment when falling to the ground.
From the law of motion of a body thrown vertically upward, one can obtain the time of flight of the body until it falls to the ground:
h1 = (1/2) * g * t^2,
where t is the flight time.
From the law of body motion in the horizontal direction, one can obtain the flight time of a projectile until it breaks into fragments:
t = d / v,
where d is the distance traveled by the projectile until it breaks into fragments.
Thus, we can express the distance between the points of impact of the fragments in terms of the distance traveled by the projectile and the flight time of the smaller fragment:
D = v * t + u1 * t = v * (d / v) + u1 * sqrt(2h1 / g).
Substituting known values, we get:
D = 250 * (d / 250) + 100 * sqrt(2 * 30 / 9.81) ≈ 2056 m.
Answer: the distance between the points where the fragments fell is approximately 2056 meters.
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