Physics Web Assign Ch 3 #15

A place-kicker must kick a football from a point of 36.0 m (about 40 yards) from the goal. Half the crowd hopes the ball will clear the crossbar, which is 3.05 m high. When kicked, the ball leaves the ground with a speed of 22.8 m/s at an angle of 50.0 degrees to the horizontal.

a). By how much does the ball clear or fall short (vertically) of clearing the crossbar? (Enter a negative answer if it falls short).
______m

b). Does the ball approach the crossbar (and cross above or beneath it) while still rising or while falling?
--Rising
--Falling