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Homework Statement
A basketball player who is 2.0 m tall is standing on the floor L = 13.0 m from the basket. If he shoots the ball at a 43.0deg angle with the horizontal, at what initial speed must he throw so that the ball goes through the hoop without striking the backboard? The basketball height is 3.05 m.
Homework Equations
Kinematic equations.
The Attempt at a Solution
I don't even know where to start with this problem. I feel like I hadn't been given enough information. Please post hints to get me started. Thanks