Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach, Vol. 1 (Chs 1-21) (4th Edition)
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Chapter 4, Problem 51EAP
A tennis player hits a ball 2.0 m above the ground. The ball leaves his racquet with a speed of 20.0 m/s at an angle 5.0° above the horizontal. The horizontal distance to the net is 7.0 m. and the net is 1.0 m high. Does the ball clear the net? If so, by bow much? If not, by how much does it miss?
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