Question

A quarterback throws a football to a teammate. The football is 6.5ft above the ground when it leaves the quarterback's hand. His teammate catches it 3.5s later, at a height above the ground of 5 ft. Determine the value of v, rounded to the nearest whole number.

Answer 1

i used a google calculator

v=5.42m/s

Explanation:

Answer 2

v=5.42m/s

Explanation:

We can use conservation of energy to solve this

mgh=1/2mv^2

2gh=v^2

v=sqrt(2gh)

v=sqrt[2*9.8m/s^2*(6.5-5)]

v=5.42m/s