A football player wants to kick the football at an angle to achieve the maximum range (horizontal distance) so that it will travel as far as possible down the field. What angle must he kick the football to do this?

Question

A football player wants to kick the football at an angle to achieve the maximum range (horizontal distance) so that it will travel as far as possible down the field.  What angle must he kick the football to do this?

Question 15 options:

30 degrees

60 degrees

45 degrees

75 degrees

GPT 3.5 · Answer

The correct angle for maximum range (horizontal distance) when kicking a football is 45 degrees.