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A ballplayer standing at home plate hits a baseball that is caught by another player at the same height above the ground from which it was hit. The ball is hit with an initial velocity of 32.7 m/s at an angle of 60.0° above the horizontal.
a. How high will the ball rise than where it was hit? asnwer in m
b. How much time (in seconds) will elapse from the time the ball leaves the bat until it reaches the fielder? answer in s
c. At what distance from the home plate will the fielder be when he catches the ball? answer in m
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