Chris threw a basketball a distance of 27.5 m to score and win his high school basketball game. If the shot was made at a 50.0° angle
above the horizontal, what was the initial speed of the ball?

v₀ = 16.55 m/s

Explanation:

This motion of the ball can be modeled as a projectile motion with following data:

R = Range of Projectile = 27.5 m

θ = Launch Angle = 50°

g = acceleration due to gravity = 9.81 m/s²

v₀ = Initial Speed of Ball = ?

Therefore, using formula for range of projectile, we have:

v₀ = 16.55 m/s

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the dependent variable, the one that you measure the response in, is the distance that the washers travel.

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