A football is thrown horizontally off the top of an apartment house that is 78.4 meters high. The ball is thrown at a speed of 15 m/s. How far will the ball travel before hitting the street below

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tkhunny · Answer

Initial Position: (0 m,78.4 m)

Initial Vertical Velocity: 0 m/s
Constant Vertical Acceleration: -9.8 m/s^2

Initial Horizontal Velocity: 15 m/s
Horizontal Acceleration: We're probably ignoring this.

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