A boy tossed the basketball at an angle of 29° degrees from the horizontal. The basketball is 1.7m above the ground at the time of release and the basketball hoop is 7.0m away and 4.1m high. Neglecting the size of the ball in the calculation, determine the speed which the ball pass through the hoop. Answer in two decimal places.

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A boy tossed the basketball at an angle of 29° degrees from the horizontal. The basketball is 1.7m above the ground at the time of release and the basketball hoop is 7.0m away and 4.1m high. Neglecting the size of the ball in the calculation, determine the speed which the ball pass through the hoop. Answer in two decimal places.
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