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A basketball is shot from an initial height of 2.40 m with an initial speed v0...

A basketball is shot from an initial height of 2.40 m with an initial speed v0 = 14 m/s directed at an angle θ0 = 30 ∘ above the horizontal. How far from the basket was the player if he made a basket? At what angle to the horizontal did the ball enter the basket?

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