Shot put is a track and field event in which a heavy spherical ball (the "shot") is thrown (or "put", using the sport's terminology) as far as possible. A "shot" with mass of 4.3 kg is "put" into the air. Its initial speed is 9.5 m/s, directed at an angle 42 degrees above the horizontal. If the initial height of the ball was 176 cm when it was thrown, how high off the ground (in m) is the ball when it reaches the highest point in its trajectory?

Shot put is a track and field event in which a heavy spherical ball (the "shot") is thrown (or "put", using the sport's terminology) as far as possible. A "shot" with mass of 4.3 kg is "put" into the air. Its initial speed is 9.5 m/s, directed at an angle 42 degrees above the horizontal. If the initial height of the ball was 176 cm when it was thrown, how high off the ground (in m) is the ball when it reaches the highest point in its trajectory?

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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