College Physics (10th Edition)
10th Edition
ISBN: 9780321902788
Author: Hugh D. Young, Philip W. Adams, Raymond Joseph Chastain
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 3, Problem 50GP
| A football is kicked from ground level at a speed of 25 m/s. If it reaches a maximum height of 24 m, at what angle was it kicked (relative to horizontal)?
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