Watching a weekend football game could be teaching you something other than who threw the most passes or gained the most yards

The parabolic path of a football can be described by these two
equations:

y = V_yt - 0.5gt²
x =V_xt
- y is the height at any time (t)
- V_y is the vertical component of the football's initial velocity
- g is acceleration due to Earth's gravity, 9.8 m/s²
- x is the horizontal distance of the ball at any time (t)
- V_x is the horizontal component of the football's initial velocity

     To calculate the hang-time (t_total), peak height (y_max), and
      maximum range (x_max) of a punt, you must know the initial
      velocity (V) of the ball off the kicker's foot, and the angle (theta)
     of the kick.

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