As a tennis ball is struck, it departs from the racket horizontally with a speed of 30.0 m/s. The ball hits the court at a horizontal distance of 20.0 m from the racket. How far above the court is the tennis ball when it leaves the racket? How long did it take for the ball to hit the ground?

As a tennis ball is struck, it departs from the racket horizontally with a speed of 30.0 m/s. The ball hits the court at a horizontal distance of 20.0 m from the racket. How far above the court is the tennis ball when it leaves the racket? How long did it take for the ball to hit the ground?

Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text

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Chapter3: Motion In Two Dimensions

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As a tennis ball is struck, it departs from the racket horizontally with a speed of 30.0 m/s. The ball hits the court at a horizontal distance of 20.0 m from the racket.

How far above the court is the tennis ball when it leaves the racket?

How long did it take for the ball to hit the ground?

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