Application: Projectile Motion A baseball is hit from a height of 4 feet above the ground with an initial velocity of 129 feet per second and at an angle of 48° above the horizontal. What is the maximum height reached by the baseball? Neglect air resistance. The fence at the edge of the field is 8.5 feet tall and located 390 feet from home plate. Will the ball pass over the fence? OYes O No

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**Application: Projectile Motion**

A baseball is hit from a height of 4 feet above the ground with an initial velocity of 129 feet per second and at an angle of 48° above the horizontal.

**What is the maximum height reached by the baseball?** Neglect air resistance.

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The fence at the edge of the field is 8.5 feet tall and located 390 feet from home plate. Will the ball pass over the fence?

- Yes
- No

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Transcribed Image Text:**Application: Projectile Motion** A baseball is hit from a height of 4 feet above the ground with an initial velocity of 129 feet per second and at an angle of 48° above the horizontal. **What is the maximum height reached by the baseball?** Neglect air resistance. [Text box for answer input] The fence at the edge of the field is 8.5 feet tall and located 390 feet from home plate. Will the ball pass over the fence? - Yes - No **Question Help:** - Video 1 - Video 2 [Submit Question button]
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i n i t i a l space v e l o c i t y comma space v space equals space 129 space f e e t space p e r space s e c o n d space
a t space a n space a n g l e space o f space 48 to the power of 0 space a b o v e space t h e space h o r i z o n t a l.
h e i g h t space f r o m space w h e r e space b a s e b a l l space h i t space open parentheses x close parentheses equals space 4 space f e e t

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