A golfer strikes a ball from level ground with an initial speed of at an angle of…
PHYSICS · Multi-part · CBSE · Physics · Motion in a Plane · Motion in a Plane
Problem
A golfer strikes a ball from level ground with an initial speed of 38ms−1 at an angle of 35∘ above the horizontal. Neglect air resistance.
(a) Determine the time the golf ball remains in the air before landing at the same vertical level from which it was struck.
(b) Calculate the horizontal distance the ball travels in that time.
(c) If the same shot were made on a planet where the free-fall acceleration is 12ms−2, with all other conditions unchanged, compute the new horizontal distance. (Assume the launch and landing heights are still the same.)