Physics Fundamentals
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Chapter 3, Problem 46P
(a)
To determine
The vertical component of a tennis ball’s initial velocity, if it clears a 1.00 m high net, 12.0 m away, when served at a height of 3.00 m with the initial horizontal component of its velocity 25.0 m/s.
(b)
To determine
The angle made by the initial velocity of the ball to the horizontal.
(c)
To determine
The angle made by the initial velocity of the ball to the horizontal if gravitational force does not exist.
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