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Three-pointer Trajectory

A basketball player goes up for a 3-pointer from 7m out. To shoot over his opponent's outstretched arm, he releases the ball at 60$\circ$ with respect to the horizontal, at a height 1m below the height of the rim. Assuming that his release is on line and undeflected: a) How fast must the ball be thrown to go through the hoop ``perfectly''? b) If the game has exactly 1 second left when the ball is released, (by how much time) will the ball go through before or after the buzzer?



Robert G. Brown 2000-12-09