A baseball player hits a homerun during a game. The ball leaves his bat at 27 degrees with a speed of 17 m/s. The ball soars into the upper deck 200 m from home plate. How far, from the batter, will the ball travel if there were no bleachers?

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A baseball player hits a homerun during a game. The ball leaves his bat at 27 degrees with a speed of 17 m/s. The ball soars into the upper deck 200 m from home plate.

How far, from the batter, will the ball travel if there were no bleachers?

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