Baseball Player Hits Home Run: Calculating Velocity and Flight Time

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a baseball player hits a home run that just clears the top of the bleachers 21m high located
130m from home base. the ball is hit at an angle of 35* above the horizontal

a) find initial velocity of the ball

b)the total time of the flight of the ball...
 
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dralion87 said:
a baseball player hits a home run that just clears the top of the bleachers 21m high located
130m from home base. the ball is hit at an angle of 35* above the horizontal

a) find initial velocity of the ball

b)the total time of the flight of the ball...
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dralion87 said:
a baseball player hits a home run that just clears the top of the bleachers 21m high located
130m from home base. the ball is hit at an angle of 35* above the horizontal

Hi dralion87! :smile:

Well, you know x1 y1 and vx0/vy0.

So what equations can you use? :smile: