A basketball player is standing on the floor 14.0 m away from the basket. The height of the basket is 3.05 m, and he shoots the ball at 49.0° with the horizontal from a height of 2.00 m. At what speed must the player shoot the ball so that it goes through the hoop without striking the backboard?

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A basketball player is standing on the floor 14.0 m away from the basket. The height of the basket is 3.05 m, and he
shoots the ball at 49.0° with the horizontal from a height of 2.00 m. At what speed must the player shoot the ball so that
it goes through the hoop without striking the backboard?

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