A blue person throws an object with an initial velocity of 25.0 m/s at an angle of 37.0°. A green person stands 15.0 meters in front of the blue person and throws an object straight up. Assume that both objects are thrown from the same initial elevation. a)If the green person throws their object with an initial speed of 20.0 m/s, at what time should they throw it such that it strikes the other object while it is traveling upward? Measure this time relative to when the blue person throws theirobject? Answers: a) ~0.267 s

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A blue person throws an object with an initial velocity of 25.0 m/s at an angle of 37.0°. A green person stands 15.0 meters in front of the blue person and throws an object straight up. Assume that both objects are thrown from the same initial elevation.

a)If the green person throws their object with an initial speed of 20.0 m/s, at what time should they throw it such that it strikes the other object while it is traveling upward? Measure this time relative to when the blue person throws theirobject?

Answers: a) ~0.267 s

 

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