Tarzan, whose mass is 76 kg, travelling at 9.5m/s, grabs from the bottom of a 1.5 m long vine and swings upward.

a) Calculate the maximum height of Tarzan.
b) Calculate the angle at which the vine makes with the vertical at his maximum height.

1 answer

find his KE as he grabs on. Now convert that to PE.
mgh=1/2 mv^2
solve for h.

angle:
draw the figure.
arccos=(1.50-height)/1.5