Practice Problems
Projectiles Released from Ground Level at an Angle
Directions:
On this worksheet, every projectile has a net vertical displacement of s
y
= 0. That is, the projectiles begin and end at the same height.
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Question 1
A soccer ball is kicked so that is has a hang time of 3.2 seconds and hits the ground 31 meters down the field, what was the velocity of the soccer ball when it was kicked?
31.4 m/sec
15.7 m/sec
9.69 m/sec
18.4 m/sec
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Question 2
A cannon is fired on flat ground so that its shell comes back to the ground 411 meters away. If the cannon ball is in the air for only 6.4 seconds, with what velocity was it fired?
71.5 m/sec
64.2 m/sec
62.7 m/sec
31.4 m/sec
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Question 3
A softball is struck up into the air with a hang time of 4.1 sec and is caught 10.3 meters away. What was the velocity of the softball just as it was struck by the bat?
2.51 m/sec
40.2 m/sec
42.2 m/sec
20.2 m/sec
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Question 4
A catapult launches its mass at a speed of 37.7 m/sec at an angle of 31 degrees. How long will the mass stay in the air if its release-height and landing-height are the same?
32.3 sec
3.96 sec
19.2 sec
1.98 sec
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Question 5
An arrow is shot up into the air at 18.9 m/sec at an angle of 40 degrees. What is the range of the arrow if its release-height and impact-height are the same?
7.5 meters
12.12 meters
14.44 meters
35.7 meters
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