A ball was launched upward and forms a projectile with an initial slope of 3 vertical to 4 horizontal and hits the ground at a point 2m lower than the origin. The maximum height of the trajectory is 9m away from the origin.   A. Which of the following most nearly gives the value of the initial velocity?   a. 13.56 m/s    b. 17.21 m/s   c. 15.36 m/s   d. 12.79 m/s   B. Which of the following most nearly gives the value of the maximum height from the origin that the projectile reached?   a. 5.37 m    b. 6.68 m   c. 3.37 m   d. 8.68 m

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A ball was launched upward and forms a projectile with an initial slope of 3 vertical to 4 horizontal and hits the ground at a point 2m lower than the origin. The maximum height of the trajectory is 9m away from the origin.

 

A. Which of the following most nearly gives the value of the initial velocity?

 

a. 13.56 m/s 

 

b. 17.21 m/s

 

c. 15.36 m/s

 

d. 12.79 m/s

 

B. Which of the following most nearly gives the value of the maximum height from the origin that the projectile reached?

 

a. 5.37 m 

 

b. 6.68 m

 

c. 3.37 m

 

d. 8.68 m

 

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