Question: Steph Curry is practicing for the 3-point shooting competition at the All-Star Game. Curry releases the basketball at 10 feet above the ground, and 80

  1. Steph Curry is practicing for the 3-point shooting competition at the All-Star Game. Curry releases the basketball at 10 feet above the ground, and 80 feet away from the basketball hoop. Based on a video recording, the flight time for the basketball is found to be 2.3 seconds.

Note: 1 foot = 0.305 meters

  1. What is the basketball's final horizontal velocity? (4 pts)
  2. Assuming the basketball hoop to be 10 feet above the ground, what is the basketball's final vertical velocity as it goes through the hoop? (5 pts)
  3. What is the height of the basketball at the apex of its trajectory? (5 pts)
  4. What is the landing angle of the basketball as it goes through the hoop? (5 pts)

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