An object is thrown off the top of a building with velocity 32 m/s at an angle 34 degrees with respect to the horizontal. It takes 6.2 s for the object to land. a. How high is the building in meters? b. What is the horizontal distance that the object travels in meters?

An object is thrown off the top of a building with velocity 32 m/s at an angle 34 degrees with respect to the horizontal. It takes 6.2 s for the object to land. a. How high is the building in meters? b. What is the horizontal distance that the object travels in meters?

Glencoe Physics: Principles and Problems, Student Edition

1st Edition

ISBN:9780078807213

Author:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Publisher:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Chapter6: Motion In Two Dimensions

Section6.1: Projectile Motion

Problem 1PP

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