Physics (5th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780321976444
Author: James S. Walker
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 4, Problem 67GP
Trick Shot In an Internet video an athlete launches a basketball from a stadium platform that is 16.2 m higher than the hoop. He makes the basket by launching the ball at an angle of 14.5° above horizontal with a speed of 11.6 m/s. What horizontal distance does the ball travel before passing through the hoop?
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