SOLUTION: If a golfer uses a 64 wedge, he will send the ball into the air at an angle of 64. He is standing 15 ft in front of a 35 ft tree. Will he be able to hit the ball over the tree?

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Question 1156085: If a golfer uses a 64 wedge, he will send the ball into the air at an angle of 64. He is standing 15 ft in front of a 35 ft tree. Will he be able to hit the ball over the tree?
Answer by ikleyn(52908) About Me  (Show Source):
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You need to find  arctan%2835%2F15%29 = arctan%287%2F3%29  in degrees and compare it 

with the angle of  64 degrees.


arctan%287%2F3%29 = 66.84 degrees.


ANSWER.  It is IMPOSSIBLE.