A basketball is shot from an initial height of 2.40 m (Figure 1) with an initial speed v = 9 m/s directed at an angle θ = 35˚ above the horizontal. How far from the basket was the player if he made a basket? At what angle to the horizontal did the ball enter the basket?

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A basketball is shot from an initial height of 2.40 m (Figure 1) with an initial speed v = 9 m/s directed at an angle θ = 35˚ above the horizontal.

How far from the basket was the player if he made a basket?
At what angle to the horizontal did the ball enter the basket?
 
Vo
00
10 ft
240 m
= 3.05 m
X = ?
Transcribed Image Text:Vo 00 10 ft 240 m = 3.05 m X = ?
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