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A soccer player kicks the ball toward a goal that is 27.6 m in front of him. The ball leaves his foot at a speed of 18.5 m/s and an angle of 31.2° above the ground. Find the speed of the ball when the goalie catches it in front of the net. (Note: The answer is not 18.5 m/s.)
I keep getting a final velocity of 13.92797m/s but its incorrect. Please show your work so I can see what I'm doing wrong.
Initial velocity of the ball, 
Initial vertical velocity, 
Initial horizontal velocity, 
Distance to goal, 
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First, find the time of flight
Consider the horizontal motion of the ball
There is no acceleration in the horizontal direction, so horizontal velocity remains a constant
Horizontal velocity = Horizontal Distance/Time of flight




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Consider the vertical motion of the ball
Use formula 

Initially, the ball is going up and g is acting downwards, so put a negative sign for g



Note: Negative sign just indicates that the ball is falling
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Consider the horizontal motion of the ball
There is no acceleration in the horizontal direction, so horizontal velocity remains a constant

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Final velocity, 


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