Question

PLEASE HELP W/ HONORS PROJECT! TIME SENSITIVE

What is the angle of elevation that is required for a hit ball to just clear the center field fence when it is hit 2 ft above the ground? Show all of your work and round your answer to the nearest hundredth of a degree.

I know the degree but I need to know how the degree was found. I am using the U.S Cellular Field, aka the Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL.
The distance from the home plate to the center-field fence is 400 ft. The height of the center field fence is 8 ft. The given angle of elevation is 0.86 degrees.

Answer 1

Note:-

Solved as the all of above is one question

Solution:-

• DE=8ft

2 ft above

• DE=10ft
• DF=400ft

Now

Angle be x

Apply Pythagorean theorem

`\\ \rm\Rrightarrow tanx=(10)/(400)`

`\\ \rm\Rrightarrow tanX=(1)/(40)`

`\\ \rm\Rrightarrow tanX= 0.025`

`\\ \rm\Rrightarrow X=tan^(-1)(0.025)`

`\\ \rm\Rrightarrow X=1.432°`