Does the ball clear the net? Please help, thanks in advance?

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To determine if the tennis ball clears the net, the vertical and horizontal components of the ball's velocity must be calculated. The horizontal distance to the net is 7.0 meters, and the ball is hit at an angle of 4.5 degrees with an initial speed of 22.0 m/s. The time it takes for the ball to reach the net can be derived from its horizontal velocity. Using the vertical velocity component and the time to the net, the height of the ball at that point can be calculated. This method will provide a precise answer to whether the ball clears the 1.0-meter-high net.
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Does the ball clear the net?? Please help, thanks in advance?

A tennis player hits a ball 2.0m above the ground. The ball leaves his racquet with a speed of 22.0m/s at an angle 4.5 degrees above the horizontal. The horizontal distance to the net is 7.0 m, and the net is 1.0 high.

i know that the ball clears the net .. right..?? i figured that out only by looking at the distance to the net which is 7 and divided it by 2 to get the max. which is 3.5.. and i think that with an angle of 4.5 degrees the ball clears the net.. but i have no idea how to figure out by how much??
 
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A tennis player hits a ball 2.0m above the ground. The ball leaves his racquet with a speed of 22.0m/s at an angle 4.5 degrees above the horizontal. The horizontal distance to the net is 7.0 m, and the net is 1.0 high.

i know that the ball clears the net .. right..?? i figured that out only by looking at the distance to the net which is 7 and divided it by 2 to get the max. which is 3.5.. and i think that with an angle of 4.5 degrees the ball clears the net.. but i have no idea how to figure out by how much??

Yes but you can figure it our more exactly. What is it's vertical Y velocity component? And its X.
The x component gives you the time to net.
The y velocity and that time and gravity give you the height at net.
 
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