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A soccer ball is punted from the ground at an angle of θ = 46 degrees with respect to the horizontal. The ball is in the air for a time tm = 1.9 s before it lands back on the ground.
Numerically, what is the total horizontal distance, dm in meters, traveled by the ball in the time, tm?
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Angle, θ = 46 degrees
Time of flight, T = tm = 1.9 s
Horizontal distance, dm = d = ?
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