Question: A stunt driver want to make his car jump over eight cars parked side by side below a horizontal ramp (Fig.3-49) (a) With what minimum

A stunt driver want to make his car jump over eight cars parked side by side below a horizontal ramp (Fig.3-49)
(a) With what minimum speed must be drive off the horizontal ramp? The vertical height of the ramp is 1.5m above the cars, and the horizontal distance he must clear is 20m.
(b) If the ramp is now tilted upward, so that €œtakeoff angle€ is 10o above the horizontal, what is the new minimum speed?


20 m 1.5 m Must elear this point!

20 m 1.5 m Must elear this point!

Step by Step Solution

3.48 Rating (164 Votes )

There are 3 Steps involved in it

1 Expert Approved Answer
Step: 1 Unlock

a Choose the origin to be the location where the car leaves the ramp and choose upward to be the pos... View full answer

blur-text-image
Question Has Been Solved by an Expert!

Get step-by-step solutions from verified subject matter experts

Step: 2 Unlock
Step: 3 Unlock

Document Format (1 attachment)

Word file Icon

P-M-K (249).docx

120 KBs Word File

Students Have Also Explored These Related Mechanics Questions!