A football player catches a pass at the sideline d = 40.0 m…

A football player catches a pass at the sideline d = 40.0 m from the end zone and runs downfield at an angle of  θ =250 with respect to the sideline at 8.0 m/s.  How long (in seconds) will it take the player to reach the end zone? Quiz Kinematics in Two Dimensions Problem 1 real.png

A football player catches a pass 60 m from the end zone and…

A football player catches a pass 60 m from the end zone and runs down the sideline at vp = 6.0 m/s.  A defending player directly across on the other sideline, 53.3 yd (48.8 m) away, runs to intercept. If the defending player runs in a straight line, with what minimum speed (in m/s) must they run to intercept the player before reaching the end zone? Quiz 4 prob 4.png