A batter hits a baseball 3 ft above the ground toward the center field fence, which is 10 ft high and 400 ft from home plate. The ball leaves the bat with speed 115 ft/s at an angle 50o above the horizontal. Is it a home run? (Inother words, does the ball clear the fence?)

A batter hits a baseball 3 ft above the ground toward the center field fence, which is 10 ft high and 400 ft from home plate. The ball leaves the bat with speed 115 ft/s at an angle 50o above the horizontal. Is it a home run? (Inother words, does the ball clear the fence?)

Elementary Geometry For College Students, 7e

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Author:Alexander, Daniel C.; Koeberlein, Geralyn M.

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Chapter11: Introduction To Trigonometry

Section11.4: Applications With Acute Triangles

Problem 39E

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