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Someones plz do help me...the answer of this question is 12m/s...but i couldnt get that

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Ivan Chew
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The question would be simpler if the cheetah is jumping VERTICALLY. However, since the cheetah is jumping diagonally, find the vertical component first (since you don't care how much the cheetah moves horizontally)

1)
Let the initial diagonal speed = x m/s
Initial VERTICAL speed
= x sin(45degr) m/s
= x/sqrt(2) m/s

2)
Assume deceleration due to gravity is 9.81 m/s^2
Cheetah reaches max height at time
x/sqrt(2) m/s / 9.81 m/s^2
= x/9.81sqrt(2) s

Max height = Area under the triangle
3.7m = 1/2 * time taken to reach max ht * initial VERTICAL speed
3.7 = 1/2 * x * x / sqrt(2) / 9.81sqrt(2)
3.7 = x^2 / 9.81 / 4
x^2 = 145.188
x = 12.0 (x > 0 as cheetah is airborne not underground =X )