A punter in a football game kicks a ball from the goal 60° from the horizontal at 25 m/s. What is the hang time afthe punt, and how far down field does the ball land?
1 Answer
Nov 21, 2015
Explanation:
We get the time taken to reach the maximum height by using the vertical component of the velocity:
By inference the return to earth will take the same time, assuming a level playing field.
The horizontal component of velocity is constant so we get:
Distance = speed x time