Question

A player passes a basketball to another player who catches it at the same level from which ot was thrown. The initial speed of the ball is 7.1 m/s, and it travels a distance of 4.6 m. What were (a) the initial direction of the ball and (b)its time of flight? Show work and formulas used!

Answer 1

(a) The initial direction of the ball is horizontal.

(b) The time of flight of the ball is 0.65 s.

Initial direction of ball

The initial direction of the ball is horizontal since the player catches the ball at the same level which implies that the speed of the of the ball was constant through out the motion.

Time of flight of the ball

The time of flight of the ball is calculated  using the following kinematic equation.

$t = \frac{X}{v_x} \\\\t= \frac{4.6}{7.1} \\\\t = 0.65 \ s$

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