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Homework Statement
What is the maximum vertical height to which a baseball player can throw a ball if his maximum throwing range is 54 m?
vertical: a=9.8 m/s/s, Vyo=0 m/s, d=?, t=?
horizontal: d=54 m, a=0 m/s/s, Vxo=?, t=?
Homework Equations
d=Vo*t+.5*a*t^2
The Attempt at a Solution
Since Vo or theta was not given, I decided to graph a parabola who's derivative would be 9.8t...so on my calculator I graphed 4.9t^2. Since I know it traveled 54 meters horizontally, I thought the y value of the parabola when x=27 would be my answer..but it clearly was not.
Any ideas on how to approach this? I'm confused because of the few givens I have to work with.