A Ball Is Thrown at a 60

question 19

Multiple Choice

A ball is thrown at a 60.0° angle above the horizontal across level ground.It is thrown from a height of 2.00 m above the ground with a speed of 20.0 m/s and experiences no appreciable air resistance.The time the ball remains in the air before striking the ground is closest to

• A) 16.2 s.
• B) 3.07 s.
• C) 3.32 s.
• D) 3.53 s.
• E) 3.64 s.

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