The best leaper in the animal kingdom is the puma, which can jump to a height of 3.7 m when leaving the ground at an angle of 45°. With what speed must the animal leave the ground to reach that height? m/s
1 SIZZLE
Identify the given values in the problem.
SIZZLE
The given values are the height h = 3.7 m, the launch angle ? = 45°, and the acceleration due to gravity g = 9.8 m/s².
2 SIZZLE
Convert the launch angle from degrees to radians, since the trigonometric functions in most calculators use radians. The conversion formula is radians = degrees × ?/180.