Question: While performing your amazing juggling act at the circus, you stand on a platform that is 5 meters above the ground. You accidentally let

While performing your amazing juggling act at the circus, you stand on

While performing your amazing juggling act at the circus, you stand on a platform that is 5 meters above the ground. You accidentally let a ball slip and throw it with velocity vo upward. Meanwhile, a clown simultaneously begins sliding from rest down a frictionless slide, as shown in the figure. Both your ball and the clown reach the ground at the same time, and both are moving at a final speed of 15m/s (but in different directions). See the figure. What is the angle of incline of the clown's slide? (Note: the slide is not necessarily 5 meters tall). ?? 5m

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