A golf ball was struck from the first tee at Lunar Golf and Country Club. It was given a velocity of 50 m/s at an angle of 42° to the horizontal. On the moon, the acceleration due to gravity is 1.6 m/s2.
a. What are the vertical and horizontal components of the ball’s initial velocity?
b. For what interval of time is the ball in flight?
c. How far will the ball travel horizontally?