What is the fastest a football can travel?

January 25, 2010 by admin · 1 Comment
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jack_casse asked:

I recall some one once suggesting that an object, such as a football, will not travel past a certain speed no matter how hard it is thrown. Can anyone confirm this?
Yes, I mean an American football.
I don’t want to know how fast a man can throw a football, or the average speed thrown. I was told that physics will not allow the football to travel past a certain speed, no matter how it’s thrown or who throws it. It could be the Hulk for all I know.

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What is the magnitude of the football’s resultant displacement?

January 21, 2010 by admin · 1 Comment
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Asing asked:


A quarterback takes the ball from the line of scrimmage, runs backward for 15 yards, then run sideways parallel to the line of scrimmage for 20 yards. At this point, he throws a 26 yards forward pass straight down field perpendicular to the line of scrimmage. What is the magnitude of the football’s resultant displacement?

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What is the magnitude of the football’s resultant displacement?

January 21, 2010 by admin · 1 Comment
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Asing asked:

A quarterback takes the ball from the line of scrimmage, runs backward for 15 yards, then run sideways parallel to the line of scrimmage for 20 yards. At this point, he throws a 26 yards forward pass straight down field perpendicular to the line of scrimmage. What is the magnitude of the football’s resultant displacement?

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How far does the football travel horizontally before it hits the ground?

January 5, 2010 by admin · 1 Comment
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flipnv86@sbcglobal.net asked:

A football is kicked with a speed of 18 m/s at an angle of 65 degrees to the horizontal.

a) How far does the football travel horizontally before it hits the ground?

b) What are the respective horizontal and vertical components of the initial velocity of the football?

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What was the magnitude of the average force on the football?

December 23, 2009 by admin · 1 Comment
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boricuatripler asked:

A football player kicks a 0.41-kg football initially at rest; and the ball flies through the air. If the kicker’s foot was in contact with the ball for 0.51 s and the ball’s initial speed after the collision is 21 m/s, what was the magnitude of the average force on the football?

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What is the horizontal component of the velocity and the maximum height attained by the football?

December 22, 2009 by admin · 3 Comments
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Andy H asked:

A player kicks a football at an angle of 30 degrees above the horizontal. The football has an initial velocity of 20.0 m/s.

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How fast will the football player be moving?

December 19, 2009 by admin · 1 Comment
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Senior 2007 asked:

An 85kg quarterback jumps straight up in the air right before throwing a 0.43kg football horizontally at 11m/s.

How fast will he be moving backward just after releasing the ball?

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If a football and a soccer ball where kicked under the same circumstances what would fly further?

October 27, 2009 by admin · 4 Comments
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Pearl Sam asked:


Assuming the same conditions, what would fly further, a touch football or a soccer ball when kicked at a 40 degree angle with no wind resistance.

Few extra details.
Both are in perfect condition
There kicked with the same force
There both kicked at 40degrees from the ground
There is no wind resistance
Its flat ground

Any equations and/or websites relating to this would be greatly appreciated.

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How would I find the force of someones arm throwing a football?

October 25, 2009 by admin · 7 Comments
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cyclone16 asked:


How would I find the force of someones arm throwing a football?
Or at least can you give me a way to go about it?
The football is 250g and the arm length is 50cm. If this is insufficient info then can you just show me how to go about doing it with equations and what not. Thanks so much.

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How high does the football go above ground?

August 23, 2009 by admin · 1 Comment
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Natiphy2007 asked:


A football is kicked vertically upward from the ground and a student gazing out of the window sees it moving upward past her at velocity 5.30 . The window is a height 12.5 above the ground. You may ignore air resistance.Take the free fall acceleration to be = 9.80 .How much time does it take to go from the ground to its highest point?
Take the free fall acceleration to be = 9.80 .

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