Assume: a 78 g basketball is launched at an angle of 45.3 ◦ and a distance of 19.6 m from the basketball goal. the ball is released at the same height (ten feet) as the basketball goal’s height. a basketball player tries to make a long jump-shot as described above. the acceleration of gravity is 9.8 m/s 2 . what speed must the player give the ball

Imagine you work as a consultant, and your daily job involves listening to the constructive criticism of others. as part of your job, you must listen to opposing viewpoints to make important decisions. in this activity, you are a consulting dam engineer. you must make a decision about four different dams; should they be repaired, taken down, or left alone? you will listen to contrasting opinions about what should be done with the dams before you make the final decision. as the consulting dam engineer, what do you decide to do with this dam? explain your reasoning. by making your decision, did you support the opinions of the mayor and/or the dam safety official? why or why not? (site 1)

You win the lottery and decide to impress your friends by exhibiting a million-dollar cube of gold. at the time, gold is selling for $ 426.60 per troy ounce, and 1.0000 troy ounce equals 31.1035 g. -how tall would your million-dollar cube be? en cm

If the work required to stretch a spring 3 ft beyond its natural length is 15 ft-lb, how much work is needed to stretch it 27 in. beyond its natural length?