A player passes a basketball to another player who catches it atthe same level from which it was thrown. The initial speed of theball is 7.1 m>s, and it travels a distance of 4.6 m. What were (a) theinitial direction of the ball and (b) its time of flight?

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A player passes a basketball to another player who catches it at
the same level from which it was thrown. The initial speed of the
ball is 7.1 m>s, and it travels a distance of 4.6 m. What were (a) the
initial direction of the ball and (b) its time of flight?

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