One of the great dangers to mountain climbers is an avalanche, in which a large mass of snow and ice breaks loose and goes on an essentially frictionless "ride" down a mountainside on a cushion of compressed air. The acceleration of gravity is 9.8 m/s 2 . avalanche µ = 0 347 m 27.5 ◦ If you were on a 27.5 ◦ slope and an avalanche started 347 m up the slope, how much time would you have to get out of the way?

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Answer:

Explanation:

The acceleration of an object down a slope (neglecting friction, µ = 0) is:

a = g × sin θ

Where,

g is the acceleration due to gravity and θ is the angle of the slope.

a = (9.8 × sin (21.5º)

= 3.592 m/s²

Using equations of motion,

S = ut + 1/2at²

Since, u = 0,

S = 1/2at²

347 = 1/2 × (3.592)t²

t² = 193.21

= sqrt(193.21)

= 13.9 s.

The climber will take 12.39 s to get out of the Avalanche, up the slope of mountain.

Given data:

The gravitational acceleration is, [tex]g = 9.8 \;\rm m/s^{2}[/tex].

The height of Avalanche is, h = 347 m.

The slope of Avalanche is, [tex]\theta = 27.5^\circ[/tex].

Here in this problem, we can apply the second kinematic equation of motion to obtain the time taken to get out of the way as,

[tex]h = ut+ \dfrac{1}{2}at^{2}[/tex]

Here, a is the acceleration of an object down a slope, and its value is,

[tex]a = gsin \theta\\\\a = 9.8 \times sin27.5\\\\a=4.52 \;\rm m/s^{2}[/tex]

And u is the initial speed, considering a climber to at rest initially, its value is u = 0. And t is the required time.

Solving as,

[tex]347 = 0 \times t+ \dfrac{1}{2} \times 4.52 t^{2}\\\\347 = 0 + \dfrac{1}{2} \times 4.52 t^{2}\\\\t = \sqrt{\dfrac{2 \times 347}{4.52} } \\\\t=12.39 \;\rm s[/tex]

Thus, a climber will take 12.39 s to get out of the Avalanche, up the slope of mountain.

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