Question

A soccer ball is kicked with an initial speed of 15 m/s at an angle of 53 degrees above the horizontal from the top of a building. If air resistance is negligible then how far does the ball travel horizontally from the edge of building by the time it hits the ground ?

Answer 1

initial velocity = V0 = 15 m/sec

angle = theta = 53

horizontal distance = Range = R = V0^2 sin(2* theta) / g

                                        R = 15^2 * (sin106) / 9.8

                                        R = 22.07 m = 22.1 m