![SOLVED: An athlete whose event is the shot put releases the shot with the same initial velocity but at different angles. The fi gure shows the parabolic paths for shots released at SOLVED: An athlete whose event is the shot put releases the shot with the same initial velocity but at different angles. The fi gure shows the parabolic paths for shots released at](https://cdn.numerade.com/ask_previews/5bd6ffa0-db72-440d-8f29-88ec47338137_large.jpg)
SOLVED: An athlete whose event is the shot put releases the shot with the same initial velocity but at different angles. The fi gure shows the parabolic paths for shots released at
![In shot put, the shot is put (thrown) from above the athletes shoulder level. Is the launch angle that produces the greatest range 45^o , less than 45^o , or greater than 45^o ? In shot put, the shot is put (thrown) from above the athletes shoulder level. Is the launch angle that produces the greatest range 45^o , less than 45^o , or greater than 45^o ?](https://d1hj4to4g9ba46.cloudfront.net/questions/1644083_1765053_ans_7485a378c3d2438397680c3d44643cb6.jpg)
In shot put, the shot is put (thrown) from above the athletes shoulder level. Is the launch angle that produces the greatest range 45^o , less than 45^o , or greater than 45^o ?
![SOLVED: The range R and height H of a shot put thrown with an initia velocity of Vo ft/s at an angle @ are given by Vo2 sin(20) H = Jo2 sin2(8) SOLVED: The range R and height H of a shot put thrown with an initia velocity of Vo ft/s at an angle @ are given by Vo2 sin(20) H = Jo2 sin2(8)](https://cdn.numerade.com/ask_images/0449745eb7a345e0b1a2cb235812319b.jpg)