a pine cone fall straights down from a pine tree growing on a 20o slope. the pine cone hits the ground with a speed of 10m/s. what is the component of the pine cone’s impact velocity parallel and perpendicular to the ground?

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It looks like you started describing a physics problem involving a pine cone falling from a pine tree on a slope, but the information is incomplete. Let me help you clarify and solve the problem step-by-step.

Problem Description (Assumed)

A pine cone falls straight down from a pine tree.
The tree is growing on a slope inclined at 20°.
The pine cone hits the ground with a speed of 10 m/s.
You might want to find something like the height of the tree, the time it took to fall, or the distance along the slope where it lands.

Let's analyze the problem:

Given:

Slope angle, θ = 20°
Final speed of pine cone when hitting the ground, v = 10 m/s
The pine cone falls straight down (vertical fall)

Assumptions:

Neglect air resistance.
Acceleration due to gravity, g = 9.8 m/s².
Initial speed, u = 0 (starts from rest).

What can we find?

1. Height (h) from which the pine cone fell:

Using the equation for free fall:

v2=u2+2ghv^2=u^2+2ghv2=u2+2gh

102=0+2×9.8×h10^2=0+2\times 9.8\times h102=0+2×9.8×h

100=19.6h100=19.6h100=19.6h

h=10019.6≈5.10 metersh=\frac{100}{19.6}\approx 5.10\text{ meters}h=19.6100≈5.10 meters

So the pine cone fell from a height of approximately 5.10 meters.

2. Distance along the slope where the pine cone lands:

Since the tree is on a 20° slope, the vertical height corresponds to a longer distance along the slope. The distance along the slope, ddd, is related to the vertical height by:

h=dsin⁡θh=d\sin \theta h=dsinθ

d=hsin⁡20∘=5.10sin⁡20∘≈5.100.342≈14.91 metersd=\frac{h}{\sin 20^\circ}=\frac{5.10}{\sin 20^\circ}\approx \frac{5.10}{0.342}\approx 14.91\text{ meters}d=sin20∘h=sin20∘5.10≈0.3425.10≈14.91 meters

So the pine cone lands approximately 14.91 meters down the slope from the base of the tree.

3. Time taken to fall:

Using:

v=u+gtv=u+gtv=u+gt

10=0+9.8t10=0+9.8t10=0+9.8t

t=109.8≈1.02 secondst=\frac{10}{9.8}\approx 1.02\text{ seconds}t=9.810≈1.02 seconds

Summary:

Quantity| Value
---|---
Height of fall (vertical)| 5.10 meters
Distance along slope| 14.91 meters
Time taken to fall| 1.02 seconds
Final speed on impact| 10 m/s

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