A golf ball with an initial speed of 60.0 m/s lands exactly 135 m downrange on a level course. (a) Neglecting air friction, what two projection angles would achieve this result? ?1 =  ° above the ground (smaller angle) ?2 =  ° above the ground (larger angle) (b) What is the maximum height reached by the ball, using the two angles determined in part (a)? using ?1      m using ?2      m

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A golf ball with an initial speed of 60.0 m/s lands exactly 135 m downrange on a level course.

(a) Neglecting air friction, what two projection angles would achieve this result?
?1 =  ° above the ground (smaller angle)
?2 =  ° above the ground (larger angle)

(b) What is the maximum height reached by the ball, using the two angles determined in part (a)?
using ?1      m
using ?2      m
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