To win the game, a place kicker must kick a
football from a point 25 m (27.34 yd) from
the goal, and the ball must clear the crossbar,
which is 3.05 m high. When kicked, the ball
leaves the ground with a speed of 17 m/s at
an angle of 42.2◦ from the horizontal.
The acceleration of gravity is 9.8 m/s2.
By how much vertical distance does the ball
clear the crossbar?
Answer in units of