NPS 121E : PRE-FINAL COMPILATION

1. The golf ball is hit in the direction of a 12meter tree which is 80 meters from the golfer, will the ball pass
over the tree or hit it?

2. Suppose a tennis player hits a ball when it is at a height of 1.2meters. giving it a velocity of 15m/s at an
angle of 8° to the horizontal. Find when will the ball with hit the ground.

Ans. 0.7518s

3. A bullet is fired at an angle of 60° with an initial velocity of 200m/s. What is the maximum height
reachable by the bullet?
Ans. 1531m

4. A diver jumps up off a pier at an angle of 25° with an initial velocity of 3.2m/s. How far from the pier will
the diver hit the water?
Ans. 0.8m

5. A player kicks a football from ground level with an initial velocity of 27m/s, 30° above the horizontal. Find
the ball’s maximum height.
Ans. 9.3m

6. A rock is thrown from a 50m high cliff with an initial velocity of 7.0m/s at an angle of 53° above the
horizontal . Find its direction and velocity when it hits the ground.
Ans. 32.0 m/s , 82° from horizontal

7. A tennis ball is thrown out a window 28m above the ground at an initial velocity of 15.0 m/s and 20°
below the horizontal. How far does the ball move horizontally before it hits the ground?
Ans. 27m

8. A softball player tosses a ball into the air with an initial velocity of 11.0 m/s at an angle of 50°. What will
be the ball’s maximum height?
Ans. 3.6m

9. A person with a black belt in karate has a fist that has a mass of 0.7kg. Starting from rest, this fist attains a
velocity of 8.0m/s in 0.15s. What is the magnitude of the average net force applied to the fist to achieve
this level of performance?
Ans. 37N

10. A duck has a mass of 2.5kg. As the duck paddles, a force of 0.1N acts on it in a direction due east. In
addition, the current of water exerts a force of 0.2N in a direction of 52° south of east. When these forces
begin to act, the velocity of the duck is 0.11m/s in a directon due east. Find the magnitude and direction
of the displacement that the duck undergoes in 3.0s whie the force are acting.
Ans. 0.78m, 21° south of east