Projectile Motion -- Please Help

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1.) A major-league pitcher canthrow a ball in excess of 36.9 m/s. If a ball is thrownhorizontally at this speed, how much will it drop by the time itreaches a catcher who is 17.0 m away from the point of release?
2.) Michael Jordan, formerly ofthe Chicago Bulls basketball team, has some fanatic fans. Theyclaim that he is able to jump and remain in the air for two fullseconds from launch to landing. Evaluate this claim by calculatingthe maximum height that such a jump would attain. For comparison,Jordan's maximum jump height has been estimated at about one meter.

3.) A golfer imparts a speed of 29.6m/s to a ball, and it travels the maximum possible distance beforelanding on the green. The tee and the green are at the sameelevation. (a) How much time does the ball spendin the air? (b) What is the longest "hole in one"that the golfer can make, if the ball does not roll when it hitsthe green?

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