A baseball is thrown at an angle of 30 degrees above the horizontal with an initial speed of 8 m/s. If the catcher's hand is vertically higher than the point of origin of the ball by 0.4 m, a.) how far horizontally should he be from the pitcher for a perfect catch? ______________________ m b.) What is the total time of travel of the ball from the pitcher to the catcher if a perfect catch was made? ______________________ s

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A baseball is thrown at an angle of 30 degrees above the horizontal with an initial
speed of 8 m/s. If the catcher's hand is vertically higher than the point of origin of the ball by 0.4 m,


a.)  how far horizontally should he be from the pitcher for a perfect catch?
______________________ m
b.)  What is the total time of travel of the ball from the pitcher to the catcher if a perfect catch was made?   ______________________ s

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