Question

While playing the game of basketball, an experienced player often uses the concepts
of projectile motion. Such a player knows that she/he should properly adjust the
angle of projection () of the ball when the ball is released with a certain velocity, u.
This adjustment has to be done so that the vertical distance, travelled by the ball,
in a time to, equals the vertical separation between the basket and the point of
projection. Also, in the time to, the ball should travel a horizontal distance equal to
the horizontal separation between the basket and the point of projection.

(1)For a given speed of projection, the horizontal distance, covered by the ball, has
its maximum value when the angle of projection equals :
(a) 45°
(b) 90°
(c) 30°
(d) 60°​

Answer 1

Answer:

that is answer is B I gess