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Grade 11Mechanics

At what initial speed must the basketball player throw the ball, at 550 above the horizontal, to make the foul shot, as shown in Fig? The basket rim is 18 in. in diameter. Obtain other data from Fig.
height=166

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11 Years agoGrade 11
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Therefore, the magnitude of initial velocity of the ball is 23 ft/s.