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Mary stands at the base of a hill. She kicks a ball, giving it initial speed v at an initial angle theta above the horizontal.

  1. What will be the maximum height of the ball above Mary?
  2. How far along the slope of the hill will the ball hit the ground?

A harder version of this problem moves the initial position of the ball away from the base of the hill:

  1. What will be the maximum height of the ball above Mary?
  2. How far along the slope of the hill will the ball hit the ground?

Let's move on ...

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