Register
A football is kicked with a velocity of 18 m/s at an angle of 20. What is the balls acceleration in the horizontal direction as it flies through the air
200k views
2 votes
A football is kicked with a velocity of 18 m/s at an angle of 20. What is the balls acceleration in the horizontal direction as it flies through the air

User Liam Wiltshire
by
8.6k points

2 Answers

5 votes

My apex test just corrected my original answer of 9.8 m/s^2 to 0 m/s^2.

User Chwarr
by
8.0k points
4 votes
If we perform all of our experiments on Earth and ignore
air resistance, then vertical acceleration is always 9.8 m/s²
downward, and horizontal acceleration is always zero.
User Gotta Have My Pops
by
8.3k points
← Prev Question Next Question →

No related questions found

Ask a Question
Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.

9.4m questions

12.2m answers

Other Questions

At sea level, water boils at 100 degrees celcius and methane  boiled at -161 degrees celcius. Which of these substances has a stronger force of attraction between its particles? Explain your answer
Physical properties of minerals graphic organizer
A snowball is launched horizontally from the top of a building at v = 16.9 m/s. If it lands d = 44 meters from the bottom, how high (in m) was the building?
what is a device that transforms thermal energy to mechanical energy
What is the minimum resistance which can be made using five resistors each of 1/5
Link Copied!