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A golfer on a fairway is a horizontal distance of 85 m away

Last updated: 7/10/2022

A golfer on a fairway is a horizontal distance of 85 m away

A golfer on a fairway is a horizontal distance of 85 m away from the green, which sits below the level of the fairway by 25 m. If the golfer hits the ball at an angle of 35° with respect to the horizontal, and with an initial speed of 21 m/s, how close to the green does she come? (Find the distance, in meters, from the ball to the green. Assume the area on which the ball lands is level with the green, and assume the ball does not bounce or roll.)