A baseball is hit from ground level with an initial speed of at above the horizontal

PHYSICS · Subjective · AP · Physics 1: Algebra-based · Kinematics · Kinematics

Problem

A baseball is hit from ground level with an initial speed of

20\,\text{m/s}

45^{\circ}

above the horizontal. A steady wind produces a constant horizontal acceleration of

0.30\,\text{m/s}^2

in the +x direction. Gravity acts downward at

9.8\,\text{m/s}^2

. Determine the horizontal distance from the launch point to the point where the baseball returns to ground level.