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At what angle is the basketball thrown in question 7937?

a) 22.5 degrees
b) 40 degrees
c) 75 degrees
d) 90 degrees

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Final answer:

To determine the angle at which a basketball must be thrown to hit the basket, you can use the kinematic equations and the given information. By substituting the known values into the equation, you can calculate the angle.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question is asking at what angle the basketball was thrown. Unfortunately, there is no specific question number mentioned, so I cannot provide an exact answer. However, I can explain how to determine the angle at which a basketball must be thrown to hit the basket, using the given information from question 44.

  1. First, we need to identify the known values: initial speed (8.15 m/s), release height (2.44 m), distance to the basket (4.57 m), and basket height (3.05 m).
  2. Next, we can use the kinematic equations to solve for the angle above the horizontal at which the ball should be thrown. Since we need to find the angle, we can use the equation:

θ = arctan((v2 + sqrt(v4 - g(gx2 + 2yv2)))/(gx))

  1. Substituting the known values into the equation, we can calculate the angle.
  2. By following these steps, you will be able to determine the angle at which the basketball should be thrown to hit the basket.
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