Physics of Everyday Phenomena
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ISBN: 9781259894008
Author: W. Thomas Griffith, Juliet Brosing Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 3, Problem 16E
A projectile is fired at an angle such that the vertical component of its velocity and the horizontal component of its velocity are both equal to 50 m/s.
- a. Using the approximate value of g = 10 m/s2, how long does it take for the ball to reach its high point?
- b. What horizontal distance does the ball travel in this time?
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