Problem 5: A ball is kicked from the ground at an angle of θ = 49 degrees with respect to the horizontal. The ball is in the air for a time tm = 2.1 s before it lands back on the ground. Numerically, what is the total horizontal distance, dm in meters, traveled by the ball in the time, tm?

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Problem 5:   A ball is kicked from the ground at an angle of θ = 49 degrees with respect to the horizontal. The ball is in the air for a time tm = 2.1 s before it lands back on the ground.

 

Numerically, what is the total horizontal distance, dm in meters, traveled by the ball in the time, tm

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