1.
Suppose a football player kicks a football with an initial velocity of 22 yards per second at an angle of 63° to the horizontal. Suppose a kick returner catches the ball 3.6 seconds later. How far has the ball traveled horizontally?
A.
about 154 feet
B.
about 108 feet
C.
about 223 feet
D.
about 85 feet
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2.
A football player kicks a football with an initial velocity of 25 yards per second at an angle of 77° to the horizontal. What is the hang time, the elapsed time between the moment the ball is kicked and the time it hits the ground?
A.
about 4.6 seconds
B.
about 4.8 seconds
C.
about 4.2 seconds
D.
about 4.4 seconds
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3.
Hetu is playing catch with a friend. If Hetu throws the ball at 21.3 m/s, at an angle of 30° with the horizontal, and his friend catches the ball at the same height from which Hetu threw it, how far away is his friend standing?
A.
46.2 m
B.
40.0 m
C.
53.4 m
D.
23.1 m
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4.
Karla is in a contest to see who can hit a baseball the farthest. If she hits a ball with an initial velocity of 94.5 ft/s at an angle of 42° with the horizontal, how far will the ball travel before it hits the ground?
A.
277 ft
B.
395 ft
C.
250 ft
D.
139 ft
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5.
If a quarterback throws a 30-yard pass to his receiver with an initial velocity of 21 yards per second at an angle of 15
with the horizontal, how long is the ball in the air?
A.
0.68 s
B.
5.52 s
C.
1.43 s
D.
1.48 s
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