A basketball player is standing on the floor 12.0 m from the basket. The height of the basket is 3.05 m, and he shoots the ball at a 53.0° angle above horizontal from a height of 1.80 m. a) What is the acceleration of the basketball at the highest point in its trajectory? b) At what speed must the player shoot the basketball so that it goes through the hoop without touching the backboard?

A basketball player is standing on the floor 12.0 m from the basket. The height of the basket is 3.05 m, and he shoots the ball at a 53.0° angle above horizontal from a height of 1.80 m. a) What is the acceleration of the basketball at the highest point in its trajectory? b) At what speed must the player shoot the basketball so that it goes through the hoop without touching the backboard?

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Chapter4: Motion In Two And Three Dimensions

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