An Athlete Participates in an Interplanetary Discus Throw Competition During

question 126

Multiple Choice

An athlete participates in an interplanetary discus throw competition during an Olympiad that takes place on a planet where the free-fall acceleration is 9.7 m/s².He throws the discus with an initial velocity of 20 m/s at an angle of 60° from the vertical.Neglecting air resistance and the height of the discus at the point of release,what is the range of the discus?

• A)21 m
• B)60 m
• C)36 m
• D)40 m
• E)32 m

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