In a baseball game, the batboy , after hitting the ball runs towards the first base, a distance of 27 m away. The ball was caught by the short stop team member 30 m away from the first base after 1 second and throws immeiately the ball to the first base at a velocity of 45 m/s. Assume a horizontal path of the ball. What is the minimum velocity the batboy should run o reach safe the first base

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In a baseball game, the batboy , after hitting the ball runs towards the first base, a distance of 27 m away. The ball was caught by the short stop team member 30 m away from the first base after 1 second and throws immeiately the ball to the first base at a velocity of 45 m/s. Assume a horizontal path of the ball. What is the minimum velocity the batboy should run o reach safe the first base 

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