A student wants to launch a ball from street level onto the flat roof of a nearby building

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Problem

A student wants to launch a ball from street level onto the flat roof of a nearby building. The roof is 15 m15\,\text{m} higher than the launch point and is horizontally 40 m40\,\text{m} away. If the ball is launched at 45∘45^{\circ} above the horizontal and air resistance is negligible, what is the minimum initial speed required for the ball to just reach the roof? (a) 19 m s−119\,\text{m\,s}^{-1} (b) 25 m s−125\,\text{m\,s}^{-1} (c) 32 m s−132\,\text{m\,s}^{-1} (d) 35 m s−135\,\text{m\,s}^{-1}

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