In 1978, Geoff Capes of the United Kingdom won a competition for throwing 5 Ib bricks; he threw one brick a distance of 44.0m. Suppose the brick left Capes hand at an angle of 45.0 degree with respect to the horizontal.
a) what was the initial speed for the brick? (20.8 m/s)
b) what was the maximum height reached by the brick? (11.0m)
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