During Memphis vs Warriors game, with the latter in possession the score is 70 – all. With 1.5 seconds remaining on the game clock, Stephen Curry (1.780 m high) decides to shoot. If he is 4.5 m away from the ring and the height of the ring from the floor is 3.048 m. a. At what angle must he release the ball in order to score if he shoots at 7.8 m/s? b. If Ja Morant with standing reach (2.91 m high) is standing 1 m away from the ring jumps in order to block the shot, how high must he jump to force an overtime?

During Memphis vs Warriors game, with the latter in possession the score is 70 – all. With 1.5 seconds remaining on the game clock, Stephen Curry (1.780 m high) decides to shoot. If he is 4.5 m away from the ring and the height of the ring from the floor is 3.048 m. a. At what angle must he release the ball in order to score if he shoots at 7.8 m/s? b. If Ja Morant with standing reach (2.91 m high) is standing 1 m away from the ring jumps in order to block the shot, how high must he jump to force an overtime?