William asks…Physics projectile motion?In the Olympic shotput event, an athlete throws the shot with an initial speed of 12 m/s at a 40.0^circ angle from the horizontal. The shot leaves her hand at a height of 1.8 m above the ground.
How far does the shot travel?Nancy answers:This is a straight forward projectile motion problem.
You are given the initial values for velocity and launch height, plus the assumed gravitational acceleration of -9.81 m/s^2.
Break the initial velocity up into its
