Question

Jules kicks a soccer ball off the ground and into the air with an initial velocity of 25 feet per second. Assume the starting height of the ball is 0 feet. Approximately, how long does it take until the soccer ball hits the ground again?

0.6 sec

0.8 sec

1.6 secs

2.8 secs

Answer 1

A soccer ball or was it a soldier rocket jumping? :-3

You'll want to write two parametric equations here, one to describe motion in the x-direction (horizontal) and one in the y-direction (vertical) with respect to time. Do you know how to do that?

Answer 2

:-3