Question

a shot putter throws the shot with an initial speed 3.5 m/s from a height of 5 m above the ground. What is the range of the shot if the launch angle is -10 degrees

Answer 1

-10 degrees? not far

Answer 2

-4.9 t^2 -3.5 sin(10) t + 5 = 0 tells us when it hits the ground

and

3.5 cos(10) t tells us how far itll go