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To find: distance from the landing to being out of the bounds.
Answer to Problem 29E
1.09 meters
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
The figure representing the throw of shotput is as follows:
Calculation:
The slope of line is the tangent of an angle the line makes with the
So, the value of
The distance between the point and the line can be evaluated as follows:
Thus, the distance is 1.09 meters.
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