A stunt man drives a car at a speed of 25 m/sec off a 10 -m cliff. The road leading to the edge of the cliff is inclined upward at an angle of 16 ° . Choose a coordinate system with the origin at the base of the cliff directly under the point where the car leaves the edge. a. Write parametric equations defining the path of the car. b. How long is the car in the air? Round to the nearest tenth of a second. c. How far from the base of the cliff will the car land? Round to the nearest foot.
A stunt man drives a car at a speed of 25 m/sec off a 10 -m cliff. The road leading to the edge of the cliff is inclined upward at an angle of 16 ° . Choose a coordinate system with the origin at the base of the cliff directly under the point where the car leaves the edge. a. Write parametric equations defining the path of the car. b. How long is the car in the air? Round to the nearest tenth of a second. c. How far from the base of the cliff will the car land? Round to the nearest foot.
Solution Summary: The author calculates the parametric equation that represents the path of the car if it cliff off with an initial speed of 25m/sec.
A stunt man drives a car at a speed of
25
m/sec
off a
10
-m
cliff. The road leading to the edge of the cliff is inclined upward at an angle of
16
°
. Choose a coordinate system with the origin at the base of the cliff directly under the point where the car leaves the edge.
a. Write parametric equations defining the path of the car.
b. How long is the car in the air? Round to the nearest tenth of a second.
c. How far from the base of the cliff will the car land? Round to the nearest foot.
System that uses coordinates to uniquely determine the position of points. The most common coordinate system is the Cartesian system, where points are given by distance along a horizontal x-axis and vertical y-axis from the origin. A polar coordinate system locates a point by its direction relative to a reference direction and its distance from a given point. In three dimensions, it leads to cylindrical and spherical coordinates.
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