The hole on a level, elevated golf green is a horizontal distance of 120 m from the tee and at an elevation of 12.2 m above the tee. A golfer hits a ball at an angle of 9.7° above the horizontal and makes a hole-in-one! What was the initial speed of the ball?

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The hole on a level, elevated golf green is a horizontal distance of 120 m from the tee and at an elevation of 12.2 m above the tee. A golfer hits a ball at an angle of 9.7° above the horizontal and makes a hole-in-one! What was the initial speed of the ball?

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