A punter in a football game kicks a ball from the goal line at 60 degrees from the horizontal at 25 m/s. (a) What is the hang time of the punt? (b) How far downfield does the ball land?

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A punter in a football game kicks a ball from the goal line at 60 degrees from the horizontal at 25 m/s. (a) What is the hang time of the punt? (b) How far downfield does the ball land?

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