A baseball batter hits a long fly ball, giving is an initial velocity 45.0 degrees above the horizontal. The ball rises to a maximum height of 14.8 m. An outfielder on the opposing team starts running at 7.60 m/s the instant the ball is hit. Calculate the farthest the fielder can be from where the ball will land so that it is possible for him to catch the ball, i.e. distance between fielder's original position and lading of the ball. (HINT: Assume that the outfielder catches the ball at the same height at which it was hit, and that he begins running at the same time that it was hit)

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A baseball batter hits a long fly ball, giving is an initial velocity 45.0 degrees above the horizontal. The ball rises to a maximum height of 14.8 m. An outfielder on the opposing team starts running at 7.60 m/s the instant the ball is hit. Calculate the farthest the fielder can be from where the ball will land so that it is possible for him to catch the ball, i.e. distance between fielder's original position and lading of the ball. (HINT: Assume that the outfielder catches the ball at the same height at which it was hit, and that he begins running at the same time that it was hit)

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