Lawrence loves to play basketball. As he is about to make a free throw, he shoots the ball ata angle of 45° at 2.7 m/s. The ring is 8.2 m away from Lawrence with a radius of 12.4 cm. Assume that the ring is as high as Lawrence's initial point of release, which is 4 m. Solve the following problems. d. Compute for the maximum height. e. Find the range of the trajectory. f. Did Lawrence's shot reach the ring?

Lawrence loves to play basketball. As he is about to make a free throw, he shoots the ball ata angle of 45° at 2.7 m/s. The ring is 8.2 m away from Lawrence with a radius of 12.4 cm. Assume that the ring is as high as Lawrence's initial point of release, which is 4 m. Solve the following problems. d. Compute for the maximum height. e. Find the range of the trajectory. f. Did Lawrence's shot reach the ring?

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College Physics

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Chapter3: Vectors And Two-Dimensional Motion

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Problem 4WUE: A hiker walks from (x1, y1) = (4.00 km. 3.00 km) to (x2, y2) = (3.00 km, 6.00 km), (a) What distance...

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