In a game of basketball, a forward makes a bounce pass to the center. The ballis thrown with an initial speed of 5.4 m/s at an angle of 20 degrees below the horizontal.It is released 0.90 m above the floor. Calculate the horizontal distance traveled by the ball before bouncing.

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In a game of basketball, a forward makes a bounce pass to the center. The ball
is thrown with an initial speed of 5.4 m/s at an angle of 20 degrees below the horizontal.
It is released 0.90 m above the floor.

Calculate the horizontal distance traveled by the ball before bouncing.

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