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Need help with Physics problem!
In a baseball game, the right fielder flawlessly fields the baseball and throws to the catcher who is trying to tag a base runner and prevent a score. The right fielder is approximately 300 feet from home plate and throws the ball at an angle of 30° above horizontal. The catcher catches the ball on the fly exactly 1.7 m below the height from which it was thrown. Assuming the runner is 20m from home plate when the right fielder throws the ball, with what constant velocity will he have to run to just make it to home plate before the catcher catches the ball?
Homework Statement
In a baseball game, the right fielder flawlessly fields the baseball and throws to the catcher who is trying to tag a base runner and prevent a score. The right fielder is approximately 300 feet from home plate and throws the ball at an angle of 30° above horizontal. The catcher catches the ball on the fly exactly 1.7 m below the height from which it was thrown. Assuming the runner is 20m from home plate when the right fielder throws the ball, with what constant velocity will he have to run to just make it to home plate before the catcher catches the ball?