The ball hit by a baseball player leaves the baseball bat at an initial velocity of 28 m / s upward at height of 0.9 from the ground, at an angle of 61 degrees  from the horizontal. Neglecting the air resistance, a) If the ball is not caught, find out how far it has traveled horizontally and then landed. b) What must be the acceleration of another player who is standing at the point where the ball is hit and starts running 2 seconds after the ball is hit so that he can catch the ball just before it hits the ground (at ground level)? (g = 9.8 m / s ^ 2)

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The ball hit by a baseball player leaves the baseball bat at an initial velocity of 28 m / s upward at height of 0.9 from the ground, at an angle of 61 degrees  from the horizontal. Neglecting the air resistance,

a) If the ball is not caught, find out how far it has traveled horizontally and then landed.

b) What must be the acceleration of another player who is standing at the point where the ball is hit and starts running 2 seconds after the ball is hit so that he can catch the ball just before it hits the ground (at ground level)? (g = 9.8 m / s ^ 2)

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