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A juggler can transfer a ball from his left hand to his right hand in 0.20 s. If he is juggling 5 balls and releases them from a height of 1.5 m, what is the minimum height of the ceiling? How much higher should the ceiling be if he wants to juggle 6 balls ? How are we going to solve this? If...

A golf ball is hit from the fairway at a speed of 40 m/s at an angle of 45 degrees. Upon hitting the ground, the ball bounces off the ground at the same angle but loses 75 % of its speed on each bounce. How far does the ball travel before stopping ? I started off with some trajectory and...

I think I got an answer but to me it doesn't make sense. Is it possible to complete a 1 km race in 9 seconds ?

I tried using the kinematics equations but the deceleration bit is throwing me off each time.

Hi, I am unable to figure this question. Could someone help please ? A new type of race has been proposed. The object of the race is to complete the course and stop on the finish line in the minimum amount of time. The race is exactly 1 km long. The car can accelerate at 8m/s^2 and decelerate...