# physics hortizontal and vertical

• Oct 8th 2012, 04:40 PM
Louisana1
physics hortizontal and vertical
Angel Falls in southeastern Venezuela is the highest uninterrupted waterfall in the world, dropping 979 m (3212 ft). Ignoring air resistance, it would take 14 a for the water to fall from the lip of the falls to the river below. If the water lands 50 m from the base of the vertical cliff, what was its horizontal speed at the top?
• Oct 8th 2012, 05:36 PM
skeeter
Re: physics hortizontal and vertical
$v_x = \frac{\Delta x}{\Delta t}$
• Oct 8th 2012, 10:21 PM
Louisana1
Re: physics hortizontal and vertical
50m/14 sec
divide this right

3.5?
this is the vertical?

Which equation would be use to get the horizontal speed
• Oct 9th 2012, 07:50 AM
Louisana1
Re: physics hortizontal and vertical
Can someone help me figure this out?
• Oct 9th 2012, 08:22 AM
HallsofIvy
Re: physics hortizontal and vertical
You have already been told how to get it and have calculated the horizontal speed. The water has 0 vertical speed at the top and increases speed all the way down. But there is no horizontal component of force so the horizontal component of speed does not change: at constant speed, to go 50 m in 14 sec, makes the speed 50/14 m/sec.
• Oct 9th 2012, 09:45 AM
Louisana1
Re: physics hortizontal and vertical
Ok I did it that way still wrong
Thanks for trying to help
• Oct 9th 2012, 09:47 AM
Louisana1
Re: physics hortizontal and vertical
Ok I redid it and it came out right
This is insane Physics to me, but I'm getting it a little. Online class is the worst.