Newton's first law of motion states that an object at rest tends to stay at rest, while an object in motion tends to stay in motion unless an external force acts upon it. This law appears in basketball when the player is shooting the ball. When the player is holding the ball, the ball is at rest but when a player shoots the ball, they use force to throw the ball in the hoop.
Answer:
35.35 m
Explanation:
The following data were obtained from the question:
Initial velocity (u) = 20 m/s
Angle of projection (θ) = 30°
Acceleration due to gravity (g) = 9.8 m/s²
Range (R) =.?
The range (i.e how far away) of the ball can be obtained as follow:
R = u² Sine 2θ /g
R = 20² Sine (2×30) / 9.8
R = 400 Sine 60 / 9.8
R = (400 × 0866) / 9.8
R = 346.4 / 9.8
R = 35.35 m
Therefore, the range (i.e how far away) of the ball is 35.35 m
