Es 18 de junio de 1815, las tropas napoleónicas se encuentran justo adelante, tu eres el ingeniero en balística y el general Wellington te pide que dispares los cañones hacia el objetivo que se encuentra a 1.2 Km, si las balas salen a una velocidad inicial de 600 m/s ¿cuál será el ángulo de disparo de los cañones? ¿en dónde te encuentras?

89.1° or -1.4°  

Step-by-step explanation:

1. Location:

You are on the Mont-Saint-Jean escarpment, near the Belgian town of Waterloo.

The French troops are about 50 m below you and 1.2 km distant.

2. Finding the firing angle

Data:

R = 1200 m

u = 600 m/s

h = -50 m (the height of the target)

a = 9.8 m/s²

We have two conditions.

Horizontal distance

(1) 1200 = 600t cosθ

Vertical distance

(2) -50 = 600t sinθ - 4.9t²

Divide each side of (1) by 600cosθ.

Substitute (3) into (2)

Recall that

(5) sec²θ = 1/cos²θ = tan²θ + 1

Substitute (5) into (4)

Set up a quadratic equation

Solve for θ

Use the quadratic formula.

tanθ = 61.249 or -0.025

θ = arctan(61.249) = 89.1° or

θ = arctan(-0.025) = -1.4°

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