You want to throw a banana to a monkey hanging from a branch as shown in the figure. The b...

You want to throw a banana to a monkey hanging from a branch as shown in the figure. The banana has a mass of 200 g and the monkey has a mass of 3.00 kg. The monkey is startled and drops from the branch the moment you throw the banana. Ignore air resistance. (a) In what direction should you aim the banana so the monkey catches it in the air? (b) Explain why your answer to part (a) is the same for different values of the banana’s launch speed. (c) If the monkey catches the banana at the point indicated in the figure, what was the banana’s initial speed? (d) What is the horizontal distance d to the spot where the monkey lands?