3-5 a Shell Is Fired with a Horizontal Velocity in the the Positive

question 29

Multiple Choice

3-5
A shell is fired with a horizontal velocity in the positive x direction from the top of an 80-m high cliff.The shell strikes the ground 1330 m from the base of the cliff.The drawing is not to scale.
-A basketball is launched with an initial speed of 8.0 m/s and follows the trajectory shown.The ball enters the basket 0.96 s after it is launched.What are the distances x and y? Note: The drawing is not to scale. x y

• A)5.4 m 0.73 m
• B)7.7 m 0.91 m
• C)5.4 m 0.91 m
• D)5.7 m 0.73 m
• E)5.4 m 5.4 m

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