Question

A player kicks a football from ground level with a velocity of 26.2m/s at an angle of 34.2° above the horizontal. What is the footballs hang time, maximum height and range?

Answer 1

Answer;

Hang time = 3.0 s

Range  = 65.06 m

Maximum Height = 11.05 m

Solution;

Hang time is given by the formula;

T = 2vₒsinθ/g

Thus;

T = 2*(26.2 )sin34.2 / 9.81

    = 3.0 s  

Range is given by the formula;

R = vₒ²sin2θ/g

      = 26.2²sin(2*34.2) /9.81

      = 65.06 m  

Max height is given by the formula;

H = vₒ²sin²θ/2g

Thus;

H= 26.2²sin²34.2 /(2*9.81)

  = 11.05 m