Question: An archer aims at a target 70 m away with diameter 1.22 m. The bull's-eye is 1.3 m above the ground. She holds her bow

An archer aims at a target 70 m away with diameter 1.22 m. The bull's-eye is 1.3 m above the ground. She holds her bow level at a height of 1.2 m and shoots an arrow with an initial velocity of 83 m/s.

An archer aims at a target 70 m away with

a. What equations model this motion?
b. Will she hit the target? If not, by how much will she miss it?
c. At what range of angles could the archer hold her bow to hit somewhere on the target?
d. What initial velocity is necessary in order to hit the target if she holds her bow level?

Paola Fantato of Italy won the gold medaln archery in the Women's Individual Sirting Contest at the 2000 Paralympic Games in Sydney, Austraia.

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