Problem 7.7: Three balls are thrown off the top of a building
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Three balls are thrown off the top of a building, all with the same speed but with different launch angles (position is given in meters and time is given in seconds). Restart. The components of the initial velocities are given.
- The blue ball has an initial velocity of (6 m/s, 8 m/s).
- The green ball has an initial velocity of (10 m/s, 0 m/s).
- The red ball has an initial velocity of (8 m/s, -6 m/s).
- Rank the three balls according to which one hits the ground first.
- Rank the three balls according to which one has the greatest speed the instant before impact with the ground.
- Now calculate the speed of each of the balls the instant before impact with the ground.
