Word problem. Am I thinking to hard? HELP!

TheronC

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The problem is "The quarterback of a football team releases a pass at a height of 7 feet above the playing field, and the football is caught by a receiver at a height of 4ft, 30 yards down field. The pass is released at an angle 35degrees with the horizontal.
A) Write a set of parametric equations for the path of the football.
B)Find the speed of the football when it is released.
C) Use a graphing utility to graph the path of the football and approximate its maximum height.
D) Find the time the receiver has to position himself after the quarter back releases the football.
 
I would set up horizontal and vertical coordinate axes. What forces acting on the ball upon release have components in either axis?
 
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