A quarterback throws a football toward a receiver with an initialspeed of 20. m/s at an angle of 30.° above the horizontal.At that instant the receiver is 20. m from the quarterback. In(a) what direction and (b) with what constant speed shouldthe receiver run in order to catch the football at the level atwhich it was thrown?

A quarterback throws a football toward a receiver with an initialspeed of 20. m/s at an angle of 30.° above the horizontal.At that instant the receiver is 20. m from the quarterback. In(a) what direction and (b) with what constant speed shouldthe receiver run in order to catch the football at the level atwhich it was thrown?

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A quarterback throws a football toward a receiver with an initial
speed of 20. m/s at an angle of 30.° above the horizontal.
At that instant the receiver is 20. m from the quarterback. In
(a) what direction and (b) with what constant speed should
the receiver run in order to catch the football at the level at
which it was thrown?

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