When Babe Ruth hit a homer over the 7.9 m -high right-field fence 94 m from home plate, roughly what was the minimum speed of the ball when it left the bat? Assume the ball was hit 1.2 m above the ground and its path initially made a 35 ∘ angle with the ground.

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When Babe Ruth hit a homer over the 7.9 m -high right-field fence 94 m from home plate, roughly what was the minimum speed of the ball when it left the bat? Assume the ball was hit 1.2 m above the ground and its path initially made a 35 ∘ angle with the ground. 
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