A Splash Hit at Oracle park in San Francisco is when a batter hits a baseball that goes over the fence, and into the water beyond. There have been about a hundred of these. To make a splash hit, the ball needs to be at least 10 meters above the ground when at a distance of 100 meters from the batter. Throughout this problem, assume projectile motion, the ball is launched from the bat at ground level, and there is no air friction.
(a) Sketch a possible trajectory for the ball if it is a splash hit. Identify the launch point, and the fence.
(b) Using whatever technique you want, estimate the minimum speed of the ball after it leaves the bat in order for a splash hit to occur.

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