A rugby player attempts a kick after scoring a try. The ball was kicked at an angle of 60° with an initial resultant velocity of 40 mi/h (ignoring air resistance). a. What was the initial horizontal velocity in m/s? b. What was the initial vertical velocity in m/s? C. If the player was 40 m away from the goal, and the height of the horizontal bar was 3 m, did the player score? Assume that the trajectory of the ball was on target.

A rugby player attempts a kick after scoring a try. The ball was kicked at an angle of 60° with an initial resultant velocity of 40 mi/h (ignoring air resistance). a. What was the initial horizontal velocity in m/s? b. What was the initial vertical velocity in m/s? C. If the player was 40 m away from the goal, and the height of the horizontal bar was 3 m, did the player score? Assume that the trajectory of the ball was on target.

College Physics

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305952300

Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

Section: Chapter Questions

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