| On the famous 18th hole at Pebble Beach, Lionel Forrest stands next to his ball on the fairway, 165 meters from the hole. His caddie hands him a golf club that will hit the ball at a 65° angle. The gravitational acceleration is 9.8 m/s2, and a stiff tailwind exactly cancels the effects of air resistance. How hard should Lionel hit the ball to land it as close to the hole as possible?
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