Question

Chris threw a basketball a distance of 27.5 m to score and win his

Answer 1

Answer:

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:

$R = \frac{v_{0}^2\ Sin2\theta}{g}\\\\v_{0}^2 = \frac{Rg}{Sin2\theta}\\\\v_{0}^2 = \frac{(27.5\ m)(9.81\ m/s^2)}{Sin100^o}\\\\v_{0} = \sqrt{273.93\ m^2/s^2}$

v₀ = 16.55 m/s