Altemative Exercise 3.99: A world record Part A In the shet put, a standard track-and-feld event,...
In 1990, American Randy Barnes set a world record of 23.11 m in the shot put. In the Men's Shot, a 7.3 kg object (the shot) is thrown for maximum distance. The shot is released from as high of a point as possible, traveling upwards at an angle relative to the horizontal. A) Analyzing the video of the throw, you find that Randy released the shot put at an angle of 38.0 ∘ from a height of 1.80 m above...
Where can I Put my Shot? The shot put is a track and field event in which athletes throw a heavy ball – the shot – as far as possible. The world record was set in 1990 by Randy Barnes, who threw the shot a distance of 23.12 m. Athletes who use the “glide” technique push the shot in a reasonably straight line, accelerating it from rest over a distance of 2.00 m. If Barnes was able to apply an...
The shot put is a track and field event in which athletes throw a heavy ball – the shot – as far as possible. The world record was set in 1990 by Randy Barnes, who threw the shot a distance of 23.12 m. Athletes who use the “glide” technique push the shot in a reasonably straight line, accelerating it from rest over a distance of 2.00 m. If Barnes was able to apply an acceleration of 53.0 m/s 2 over...