Challenge Problems (Problem 99)

World’s Longest Par 3. The tee of the world’s longest par 3 sits atop South Africa’s Hanglip Mountain at 400.0 m above the green and can only be reached by helicopter. The horizontal distance to the green is 359.0 m. Neglect air resistance and answer the following questions. (a) If a golfer launches a shot that is $40^{\circ }$ with respect to the horizontal, what initial velocity must she give the ball? (b) What is the time to reach the green? Select the answer to part (a).