A tennis ball is served 2.5 m above the ground at an angle of 5° above the horizontal direction with an initial speed of 30 m/s. a) When will it hit the ground? b) How far will it travel?

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A tennis ball is served 2.5 m above the ground at an angle of 5° above the horizontal direction with an initial speed of 30 m/s. a) When will it hit the ground?  b) How far will it travel?

naveenbabbar · Answer

Use -2.5=30sin(5)  t -1/2 (10) t2 to find t, and using answer of part (a) to find R= 30 cos(5) t;

anonymous · Answer

ok thanks! And how do I solve -y = Vo sin (theta) t - (1/2) a t^2 for t?

aaronq · Answer

it's a quadratic equation