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Hello, there's my question.
A quarterback is running across the field, parallel to the line of scrimmage, at a constant speed of 2.5m/s, when he spots an open, stationary receiver straight downfield from him (ie, in a line parallel to the sidelines). If he can throw the football at a speed of 8.0m/s, relative to himself, at what angle, relative to the sidelines, must he throw it in order to hit the receiver? How far downfield was the receiver
I drew a diagram but i got 72 degress and 25m as the answer... but the correct answer should be 18 degrees and 23m. where did i go wrong?
i used tan = 8/2.5 and used that answer mutiplied by the velocity.
Thanks
Sorry i posted in the wrong place, just saw the head lines now...
A quarterback is running across the field, parallel to the line of scrimmage, at a constant speed of 2.5m/s, when he spots an open, stationary receiver straight downfield from him (ie, in a line parallel to the sidelines). If he can throw the football at a speed of 8.0m/s, relative to himself, at what angle, relative to the sidelines, must he throw it in order to hit the receiver? How far downfield was the receiver
I drew a diagram but i got 72 degress and 25m as the answer... but the correct answer should be 18 degrees and 23m. where did i go wrong?
i used tan = 8/2.5 and used that answer mutiplied by the velocity.
Thanks
Sorry i posted in the wrong place, just saw the head lines now...
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