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A 0.05 kg golf ball at rest was hit with a force of 200N. The golf ball left the club at an angle of 35° to the horizontal at 49m/s. What was the final velocity as it hits the ground

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Note that when the ball is in the air, the only force acting on it is the downward pull of gravity, so the force of the swing is a red herring.

The ball hits the ground at the same height from which it was hit, so its final velocity will have the same magnitude of 49 m/s, but pointing at an angle of 35° below the horizontal.

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