A home run is hit such a way that the baseball
just clears a wall 26 m high located 118 m
from home plate. The ball is hit at an angle
of 37
◦
to the horizontal, and air resistance is
negligible. Assume the ball is hit at a height
of 1 m above the ground.
What is the initial speed of the ball? The
acceleration due to gravity is 9
.
8 m
/
s
2
.
Answer in units of m
/
s
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