Halloween Gourd Launcher
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Halloween Gourd Launcher#
At a local pumpkin patch, Maya is hired to create a Halloweâen gourd launcher. Maya wants to launch a 1.32 \(kg\) gourd (decorated as an âAngry Birdâ) at a large pumpkin (decorated as a âpigâ) which sits on top of a \(h =\) 2.12 \(m\) tall hay bale as shown in the figure.
Assume that the gourd undergoes projectile motion and that it hits the pumpkin (âpigâ) with a velocity of \(\overrightarrow{v} =\) 4.71 \(\hat{x} + 0 \hat{y} \frac{\text{m}}{\text{s}} \).
(You may assume the initial height of where the gourd is launched from to be negligible.)

Part 1#
What was the \(x\)-component of the gourdâs initial velocity?
Answer Section#
Please enter in a numeric value in \(m/s\).
Part 2#
What was the \(y\)-component of the gourdâs initial velocity?
Answer Section#
Please enter in a numeric value in \(m/s\).
Part 3#
What horizontal distance away from the pumpkin was the gourd launched from?
Answer Section#
Please enter in a numeric value in \(m\).
Part 4#
What was the magnitude of the initial velocity of the gourd?
Answer Section#
Please enter in a numeric value in \(m/s\).
Part 5#
What was the angle above the horizontal at which the gourd was launched?
Answer Section#
Please enter in a numeric value in degrees.
Attribution#
Problem is licensed under the CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 license.