A softball is hit over a third baseman's head with some speed v0 at an angle θ above the horizontal. Immediately after the ball
is hit, the third baseman turns around and begins to run at a constant velocity V=7.00m/s. He catches the ball t=2.00s later at the same height at which it left the bat. The third baseman was originally standing L=18.0m from the location at which the ball was hit. Find the angle and Vo.
The angle of the handle relative to the horizontal is 35°. The angle of the ramp to the horizontal is 7°. So the angle of the handle relative to the ramp is 28°.