Question

A grade 12 Physics student shoots a basketball

Answer 1

Answer:

7.84 m/s

Explanation:

Height, h = 2 m

Initial velocity, u = 10 m/s

Angle, A = 80°

(a) Let the time taken to go to the net is t.

Use second equation of motion

$h = u t + 0.5 at^2\\\\- 2 = - 10 sin 80 t - 4.9 t^2\\\\4.9 t^2 + 9.8 t - 2 = 0 \\\\t= \frac{- 9.8\pm\sqrt{9.8^2 + 4\times 4.9\times 2}}{9.8}\\\\t = \frac{- 9.8 \pm 11.6}{9.8}\\\\t = - 2.2 s , 0.2 s$

Time cannot be negative.

So, t = 0.2 s

The vertical velocity at t = 0.2 s is

v = u + at

v = 10 sin 80 - 9.8 x0.2

v = 9.8 - 1.96 = 7.84 m/s