An aerial photograph from a U-2 spy plane is taken of a building suspected of housing nuclear warheads. The Photograph is made when the angle of elevation of the sun is 32 degrees. By comparing the shadow cast by the building to objects of known size in the photograph, analysts determine that the...

As it passes over Grand Bahama Island, the Eye of a hurricane is moving in a direction 69◦ North of west with a speed of 37 km/h. Three Hours later, it shifts due north, and its speed Slows to 98 km/h. How far from Grand Bahama is the eye 4.50 H after it passes over the island? Answer in...

An Olympic basketball player shoots towards a basket that is 5.54 m horizontally from her and 3.05 m above the floor. The ball leaves her hand 1.52 m above the floor at an angle of 63.0o above the horizontal. What initial speed should she give the ball so that it reaches the basket and hopefully...

In the absence of air resistance, why does the horizontal component of velocity for a projectile remain constant while the vertical component changes? How does the downward component of the motion of a projectile compare with the motion of free fall??