A golfer hits a shot to a green that is elevated 2.60 m above the point where the ball is struck. The ball leaves the club at a speed of 16.7 m/s at an angle of 33.0˚ above the horizontal. It rises to its maximum height and then falls down to the green. Ignoring air resistance, find the speed of the ball just before it lands.
Vo = 16.7m/s[33o].
Yo = 16.7*sin33 = 9.1 m/s.
Y^2 = Yo^2 + 2g*h = 0
hmax= Yo^2/2g = -(9.1)^2/-19.6 = 4.23 m.
V^2 = Vo^2 + 2g*d
V^2 = 0 + 19.6*(4.23-2.6)
V^2 = 19.6 * 1.625 = 31.85
V = 5.64 m/s.