Question

Ferdinand the frog is hopping from lily pad to lily pad in search of a good fly

Answer 1

Answer: $36.86\°$

Explanation:

According to the described situation we have the following data:

Horizontal distance between lily pads: $d=2.4 m$

Ferdinand's initial velocity: $V_{o}=5 m/s$

Time it takes a jump: $t=0.6 s$

We need to find the angle $\theta$ at which Ferdinand jumps.

In order to do this, we first have to find the horizontal component (or x-component) of this initial velocity. Since we are dealing with parabolic movement, where velocity has x-component and y-component, and in this case we will choose the x-component to find the angle:

$V_{x}=\frac{d}{t}$ (1)

$V_{x}=\frac{2.4 m}{0.6 s}$ (2)

$V_{x}=4 m/s$ (3)

On the other hand, the x-component of the velocity is expressed as:

$V_{x}=V_{o}cos\theta$ (4)

Substituting (3) in (4):

$4 m/s=5 m/s cos\theta$ (5)

Clearing $\theta$:

$\theta=cos^{-1} (\frac{4 m/s}{5 m/s})$

$\theta=36.86\°$ This is the angle at which Ferdinand the frog jumps between lily pads