A Ball Is Thrown at an Angle θ Above the Horizontal

question 66

Multiple Choice

A ball is thrown at an angle θ above the horizontal. In the presence of the acceleration due to gravity, how far below the straight-line path following its original direction of motion will the ball be at the end of 1.0 second?

• A) 20 m
• B) 4.9 m
• C) 9.8 m
• D) 2.5 m
• E) None of the other choices is correct.

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