A basketball player intends to hit the ball in a basket at a distance 8.00 m. The basketball basket is at a height of 3.00 m from the ground and the ball leaves the hand of the player at a height of 1.00 m from the ground. If the ball is thrown from an angle of 45° with the horizontal, what is the initial speed of the ball needed to make the basket?

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A basketball player intends to hit the ball in a basket at a distance
8.00 m. The basketball basket is at a height of 3.00 m from the ground and the ball leaves the hand of the player at a height of 1.00 m from the ground. If the ball is thrown from an angle of 45° with the horizontal, what is the initial speed of the ball needed to make the basket?

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