I have a number of questions but I guess I will go one at a time here is the first.
A basketball player makes a jump shot. The 0.569-kg ball is released at a height of 2.27 m above the floor with a speed of 8.05 m/s. The ball goes through the net 3.20 m above the floor at a speed of 4.79 m/s. What is the work done on the ball by air resistance, a nonconservative force?
I guess I have to consider both the x and y direction but I am still rather lost. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Also for you jerks who are going to say do your own homework I am asking for explantions not answers. Thanks again.
A basketball player makes a jump shot. The 0.569-kg ball is released at a height of 2.27 m above the floor with a speed of 8.05 m/s. The ball goes through the net 3.20 m above the floor at a speed of 4.79 m/s. What is the work done on the ball by air resistance, a nonconservative force?
I guess I have to consider both the x and y direction but I am still rather lost. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Also for you jerks who are going to say do your own homework I am asking for explantions not answers. Thanks again.