Question: Two physics students are playing catch with a baseball in the Polonski Common. One throws the ball to the other but, overshoot and the

Two physics students are playing catch with a baseball in the Polonski 

Two physics students are playing catch with a baseball in the Polonski Common. One throws the ball to the other but, overshoot and the ball lands on the library roof instead. The ball left the student's hand 2.00 m above the ground at a speed of 17.2 m/s and an angle of 62.0. The library is 7.45 m high and the ball lands on it while on its way down. What was the speed of the ball just before it hits the roof??

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