A golfer hits a golf ball so that it lands at a distance of 120 m. If s/he hits the ball so that it has an initial trajectory 25 degrees from the horizontal, (a) what initial velocity did it have? (b) How long is it airborne.

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A golfer hits a golf ball so that it lands at a distance of 120 m. If s/he hits the ball so
that it has an initial trajectory 25 degrees from the horizontal,
(a) what initial velocity did it have?
(b) How long is it airborne.
Ignore air resistance.

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a) 39m/s

b) 3.4s

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