You’re playing a carnival game where the goal is to get a ball to hit a target. You toss the ball 1.6 m above the ground, upwards at an angle of 55 degrees above the horizontal, at a speed of 5.3 m/s. The target is 10 cm tall, sits 2.8 m away and its bottom edge is 1.5 m above the ground. • Sketch the situation, including a coordinate system and the ball's trajectory. • How many seconds is the ball in the air, which it reaches the target? • Does the ball hit the target

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You’re playing a carnival game where the goal is to get a ball to hit a target. You
toss the ball 1.6 m above the ground, upwards at an angle of 55 degrees above the
horizontal, at a speed of 5.3 m/s. The target is 10 cm tall, sits 2.8 m away and its bottom
edge is 1.5 m above the ground.
• Sketch the situation, including a coordinate system and the ball's trajectory.
• How many seconds is the ball in the air, which it reaches the target?
• Does the ball hit the target?
• What is the ball's speed and direction, as it reaches the target’s horizontal position?

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