In a friendly game of handball, you hit the ball essentially at ground level and send it toward the wall with a speed of 25 m/s at an angle of 39 degrees above the horizontal. (a) How long does it take for the ball to reach the wall if it is 3.7 m away? (b) How high is the ball when it hits the wall?

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horizontal velocity=25cos39
time= distance/horizontalvelocity
vertical height/horizontaldistance=tan39
solve for height.

To solve this problem, we can break the initial velocity of the ball into its horizontal and vertical components.

The horizontal component of the velocity remains constant throughout the ball's flight. Given that the ball is hit with a speed of 25 m/s and at an angle of 39 degrees above the horizontal, we can find the horizontal component of the velocity using the cosine function:

Horizontal component of velocity = 25 m/s * cos(39 degrees)

Now, let's calculate the time it takes for the ball to reach the wall.

(a) To find the time, we can use the horizontal component of velocity and the horizontal distance traveled. The relationship between distance, time, and velocity is given by the formula:

Distance = Velocity * Time

In this case, the distance is 3.7 m and the horizontal velocity is given by 25 m/s * cos(39 degrees). So we can rearrange the formula as:

Time = Distance / (Velocity * cos(39 degrees))

Now we can substitute the given values to find the time it takes for the ball to reach the wall:

Time = 3.7 m / (25 m/s * cos(39 degrees))

(b) Next, let's determine how high the ball is when it hits the wall. We need to calculate the vertical component of the velocity at that point.

The vertical component of the velocity changes due to gravity. We can calculate it using the sine function:

Vertical component of velocity = 25 m/s * sin(39 degrees)

To find the height, we can use the formula for the vertical motion of an object in projectile motion:

Height = (Vertical component of velocity * Time) + (0.5 * acceleration due to gravity * Time^2)

Since we now know the time it takes for the ball to reach the wall, we can substitute it into the formula:

Height = (Vertical component of velocity * Time) + (0.5 * acceleration due to gravity * Time^2)

where the acceleration due to gravity is approximately 9.8 m/s^2.

Now we can substitute the values and calculate the height:

Height = (25 m/s * sin(39 degrees) * Time) + (0.5 * 9.8 m/s^2 * Time^2)

By following these steps, you'll be able to find the time it takes for the ball to reach the wall (a) and the height of the ball when it hits the wall (b) in this friendly game of handball.