Answer:
a) [tex]d \approx 343.260\,m[/tex], b) [tex]\Delta t = 7.573\,s[/tex], c) [tex]\gamma = 15.706^{\textdegree}[/tex]
Explanation:
a) The skier is experimenting an parabolic motion. The kinematic expressions for the skier are:
[tex]x = v_{x,o} \cdot \Delta t[/tex]
[tex]0 = y - \frac{1}{2} \cdot g \cdot (\Delta t)^{2}[/tex]
From trigonometry, there is the following relationship between vertical and horizontal components:
[tex]y = x \cdot \tan \alpha[/tex]
The following expression is constructed by substituting [tex]x[/tex] and [tex]\Delta t[/tex] in the vertical motion expression and simplifying the resultant equation:
[tex]0 = x\cdot \tan \alpha - \frac{1}{2}\cdot g \cdot \left(\frac{x}{v_{x,o}} \right)^{2}[/tex]
[tex]x \cdot \left(x-\frac{2\cdot v_{x,o}^{2}\cdot \tan \alpha}{g} \right) = 0[/tex]
The roots of the second-order polynomial are:
[tex]x_{1} = 0\,m[/tex] and [tex]x_{2} = \frac{2\cdot v_{x,o}^{2}\cdot \tan \alpha}{g}[/tex]
The second one represents the horizontal distance travelled by the skier:
[tex]x = \frac{2\cdot v_{x,o}^{2}\cdot \tan \alpha}{g}[/tex]
[tex]x = \frac{2\cdot \left(26\,\frac{m}{s} \right)^{2}\cdot \tan 55^{\textdegree}}{9.807\,\frac{m}{s^{2}} }[/tex]
[tex]x = 196.886\,m[/tex]
The vertical distance travelled by the skier is:
[tex]y = (196.886\,m)\cdot \tan 55^{\textdegree}[/tex]
[tex]y = 281.182\,m[/tex]
The distance that skier travels along the incline is computed through the Pythagorean Theorem:
[tex]d = \sqrt{(281.182\,m)^{2}+(196.886\,m)^{2}}[/tex]
[tex]d \approx 343.260\,m[/tex]
b) The time spent by the skier is:
[tex]\Delta t = \frac{x}{v_{x,o}}[/tex]
[tex]\Delta t = \frac{196.886\,m}{26\,\frac{m}{s} }[/tex]
[tex]\Delta t = 7.573\,s[/tex]
c) The final vertical velocity of the skier is:
[tex]v_{y} = -\left(9.807\,\frac{m}{s^{2}}\right)\cdot (7.573\,s)[/tex]
[tex]v_{y} = -74.268\,\frac{m}{s}[/tex]
The absolute angle of the velocity is:
[tex]\beta = \tan^{-1} \left(\frac{74.268\,\frac{m}{s} }{26\,\frac{m}{s} } \right)[/tex]
[tex]\beta \approx 70.706^{\textdegree}[/tex]
The magnitude of the relative angle with which the ski jumper hits the slope is:
[tex]\gamma = \beta - \alpha[/tex]
[tex]\gamma = 70.706^{\textdegree} - 55^{\textdegree}[/tex]
[tex]\gamma = 15.706^{\textdegree}[/tex]