Goal posts b a Goal post line Football

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An American football player wants to kick
a field goal with the ball being on a right hash mark. Assume that
the goal posts are b feet apart and that the hash mark line is a distance
a > 0 feet from the right goal post. (See the accompanying
figure.) Find the distance h from the goal post line that gives the
kicker his largest angle b. Assume that the football field is flat. 

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