Answer to Question #290469 in Physics for dam

Question

In celebration of winning the Super Bowl Tom Brady 102 kg throws a football 0.4 kg straight up in the air. As the ball falls toward the ground there is a perpendicular cross wind coming from the right with a force of 25 N and a vertical air resistance force of 2N draw a free body diagram find the magnitude and direction of the resultant force acting on the football

Answer 1

The magnitude of the force

$$F_R=\sqrt{(mg-D)^2+R^2}=998\text{ N}.$$