Projectile Motion In Exercises 75 and 76, consider the path of an object projected horizontally with a velocity of
In this model (in which air resistance is disregarded),
A ball is thrown from the top of a 100-foot tower with a velocity of 28 feet per second.
(a) Write an equation for the parabolic path.
(b) How far does the ball travel horizontally before it strikes the ground?
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