Field Goal Kicker#
When a field goal kicker kicks a football at

Part 1#
Calculate the time it takes for the ball’s horizontal position to be in line with the crossbar of the goalposts.
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Part 2#
What initial speed
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In addition to clearing the crossbar, the football must be high enough in the air early during its flight to clear the reach of the onrushing defensive lineman.
If the lineman is
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Part 4#
What if the lineman is
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Attribution#
Problem is from the OpenStax University Physics Volume 1 textbook, licensed under the CC-BY 4.0 license.