A Projectile Is Shot Horizontally at 23

question 100

Essay

A projectile is shot horizontally at 23.4 m/s from the roof of a building 55 m tall.
Effects of air are negligible.
(a)Determine the time necessary for the projectile to reach the ground below.
(b)Determine the distance from the base of the building that the projectile lands.
(c)Determine the horizontal and vertical components of the velocity just before the projectile reaches the ground.

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Definitions:

Primary Reinforcer

A fundamental stimulus that satisfies basic survival needs and is naturally reinforcing, such as food or water.

Secondary Reinforcer

Also known as a conditioned reinforcer, it is a stimulus that gains its reinforcing power through association with a primary reinforcer.

Operant Conditioning

The process of learning in which the vigor of an action is transformed by applying punishments or reinforcements.

Reinforcers

In operant conditioning, stimuli that increase the frequency of the behavior they follow, either through positive reinforcement (adding a stimulus) or negative reinforcement (removing a stimulus).