If the gravitational force were<span> decreased by half, there would be lack of gravity on earth. Hence, it would basically affect the velocity, speed, and the distance travelled in any direction by basketball players and the ball. The basketball would bounce higher and come down in a slower speed. Whereas for the players, they would be able to leap higher from the floor.</span><span> </span>
Answer:
32.3 m/s
Explanation:
The ball follows a projectile motion, where:
- The horizontal motion is a uniform motion at costant speed
- The vertical motion is a free fall motion (constant acceleration)
We start by analyzing the horizontal motion. The ball travels horizontally at constant speed of
and it covers a distance of
d = 165 m
So, the total time of flight of the ball is
In order to find the vertical velocity of the ball, we have now to analyze its vertical motion.
The vertical motion is a free-fall motion, so the ball is falling at constant acceleration; therefore we can use the following suvat equation:
where
is the vertical velocity at time t
is the initial vertical velocity
is the acceleration of gravity (taking downward as positive direction)
Substituting t = 3.3 s (the time of flight), we find the final vertical velocity of the ball:
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For the purpose we will use the following equation for potential energy:
U = m * g * h
In the above equation, m represents the mass of the object, h represents the height of the object and g represents the gravitational field strength (9.8 N/kg on Earth).
When we plug values into the equation, we get following:
U= 65.7kg * 9.8 N/kg *135m = 86921.1 J = 86.92 kJ