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title: "A person shoots a basketball with a speed of \\( 12 \\, \\text{m/s} \\) at an angle of \\( 35^\\circ \\) above the horizontal. If the person is \\( 2.4 \\, \\text{m} \\) tall and the hoop is \\( 3.05 \\, \\text{m} \\) above the ground, how far back must the person stand in order to make the shot?"
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# A person shoots a basketball with a speed of \( 12 \, \text{m/s} \) at an angle of \( 35^\circ \) above the horizontal. If the person is \( 2.4 \, \text{m} \) tall and the hoop is \( 3.05 \, \text{m} \) above the ground, how far back must the person stand in order to make the shot?

A person shoots a basketball with a speed of \( 12 \, \text{m/s} \) at an angle of \( 35^\circ \) above the horizontal. If the person is \( 2.4 \, \text{m} \) tall and the hoop is \( 3.05 \, \text{m} \) above the ground, how far back must the person stand in order to make the shot?

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