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Path of a Baseball The center field fence in a baseball stadium is 7 feet high and 408 feet from home plate. A baseball player hits a baseball at a point 3 feet above the ground. The ball leaves the bat at an
(a) Write a set of parametric equations that model the path of the baseball. (See Exercises 91 and 92.)
(b) Use a graphing utility to graph the path of the baseball when
(c) Use the graphing utility to graph the path of the baseball when
(d) Find the minimum angle required for the hit to be a home run.

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