Question

a batter hits a homerun in which the ball travels 110m horizontally with no appreciable air resistance. If the ball left the bat at 50 degrees above the horizontal just above ground level,how fast was it hit?

Answer 1

If you know the formula for horizontal range, then finding the solution is immediate:

$r=\dfrac{{v_0}^2\sin2\theta}g$

$110\,\mathrm m=\dfrac{{v_0}^2\sin100^\circ}{9.8\,\frac{\mathrm m}{\mathrm s^2}}\implies v_0\approx33\,\dfrac{\mathrm m}{\mathrm s}$