A long jumper leaves the ground at an angle of 30° to the horizontal and at a speed of 6 m/s. How far does he jump?

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ACTIVITY 3: PROBLEM SOLVING
Directions: Solve the following problems. Express your final answers in two decimal places.
1. A long jumper leaves the ground at an angle of 30° to the horizontal and at a speed of
6 m/s. How far does he jump?
2. Gabriel claims that he can throw a dart at a dartboard from a distance of 2.0 m and
hit the 5.0-cm wide bull's eye if he throws the dart horizontally with a speed of 20
m/s. He starts the throw at the same height as the top of the bull's eye. Will Gabriel
hit the bull's eye?
Transcribed Image Text:ACTIVITY 3: PROBLEM SOLVING Directions: Solve the following problems. Express your final answers in two decimal places. 1. A long jumper leaves the ground at an angle of 30° to the horizontal and at a speed of 6 m/s. How far does he jump? 2. Gabriel claims that he can throw a dart at a dartboard from a distance of 2.0 m and hit the 5.0-cm wide bull's eye if he throws the dart horizontally with a speed of 20 m/s. He starts the throw at the same height as the top of the bull's eye. Will Gabriel hit the bull's eye?
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