Question

Two friends are playing golf. The first friend hits a golf ball on level ground with an initial speed of 36.5 m/s at an angle of 31.0° above the horizontal. (a) Assuming that the a ands at the same height from which it was hit, how far away from the golfer, in meters, does it land? Ignore air resistance. What constant acceleration equations will allow you to find the range, given the speed and angle? (Note that, depending on your method, you may need to solve a system of two simultaneous equations to find the speed.) m (b) The second friend hits his golf ball with the same initial speed as the first, but the initial velocity of the ball makes an angle with horizontal that is greater than 45.0°. The second ball, however, travels the same horizontal distance as the first, and it too lands at the same height from which it was hit. What was the angle in degrees above horizontal of the initial velocity of this second golf ball? Ignore air resistance. o above the horizontal

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