Question: Kicking a Field Goal in U.S. football, after a touchdown the team has the opportunity to earn one more point by kicking the ball over

Kicking a Field Goal in U.S. football, after a touchdown the team has the opportunity to earn one more point by kicking the ball over the bar between the goal posts. The bar is 10.0 ft above the ground, and the ball is kicked from ground level, 36.0 ft horizontally from the bar (Fig.3.48). Football regulations are stated in English units, but convert to SI units for this problem.
(a) There is a minimum angle above the ground such that if the ball is launched below this angle, it can never clear the bar, no matter how fast it is kicked. What is this angle?
(b) If the ball is kicked at 45.00 above the horizontal, what must its initial speed be if it to just clear the bar? Express your answer in m/s and km/h.

Kicking a Field Goal in U.S. football,

10.0 ft 36.0ft

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