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Chapter 8 Problem 75

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A quarterback throws a pass that is a perfect spiral. In other words, the football does not wobble, but spins smoothly about an axis passing through each end of the ball. Suppose the ball spins at 7.7 rev/s. In addition, the ball is thrown with a linear speed of 19 m/s at an angle of 558 with respect to the ground. If the ball is caught at the same height at which it left the quarterbacks hand, how many revolutions has the ball made while in the air?

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The first step in solving 8 problem number 75 trying to solve the problem we have to refer to the textbook question: A quarterback throws a pass that is a perfect spiral. In other words, the football does not wobble, but spins smoothly about an axis passing through each end of the ball. Suppose the ball spins at 7.7 rev/s. In addition, the ball is thrown with a linear speed of 19 m/s at an angle of 558 with respect to the ground. If the ball is caught at the same height at which it left the quarterbacks hand, how many revolutions has the ball made while in the air?
From the textbook chapter Rotational Kinematics you will find a few key concepts needed to solve this.

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Title Physics 10e 
Author David Young, Shane Stadler
ISBN 9781118486894

A quarterback throws a pass that is a perfect spiral. In

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