document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=883406>Question 883406</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Betsy King, one of the champions of women's golf hit a ball with an initial velocity of 100 feet per second. The distance that a golf ball travels is found by the formula  d= (((Vo)^2)/g) sin2(theta) where Vo is the initial velocity, g is the acceleration due to gravity and  is the measurement of the angle that the initial path of the ball makes with the ground. The acceleration due to gravity is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=32ft+per+sec%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"32ft+per+sec%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a) Write an expression for the distance the ball travels in terms of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=theta ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"theta\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > . \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b) Find the distance Ms. King's ball travelled if the angle between the initial path of the ball and the ground measured 60°.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #533467 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=533467\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Betsy King, one of the champions of women's golf hit a ball with an initial velocity of 100 feet per second<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The distance that a golf ball travels is found by the formula <BR>\n" );
document.write( "d= (((Vo)^2)/g) sin^2(t)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "where Vo is the initial velocity, g is the acceleration due to gravity and is the measurement of the angle that the initial path of the ball makes with the ground. The acceleration due to gravity is 32ft/sec^2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " a) Write an expression for the distance the ball travels in terms of \"t\".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d= (((Vo)^2)/g) sin^2(t)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b) Find the distance Ms. King's ball travelled if the angle between the initial path of the ball and the ground measured 60°.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = (100^2/32)*sin^2(60)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = (100^2/32)*(sqrt(3)/2)^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = 234.375 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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