Given:
Time taken to catch the ball, \(t = 3.0 s\)
Acceleration due to gravity, \(a = -9.8 m/s^2\)
Using the equation: \(\Delta Y = V_i t + \frac{1}{2} a t^2\)
Since the final displacement is zero when the ball is caught, \(\Delta Y = 0\)
Therefore, \(V_i \times
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