A projectile was launched from the top of a 25-m high building at a velocity of +35 m/s and at an angle of 28 degrees with the horizontal. (a) How far is the projectile from the building (horizontally) by the time it reaches its maximum height? (b) If the projectile lands on a hill 3 meters high from the ground, how long was the projectile airborne? (c) If the projectile lands on a hill 3 meters high from the ground, how far is the hill from the building?

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A projectile was launched from the top of a 25-m high building at a velocity of +35 m/s and at an angle
of 28 degrees with the horizontal.
(a) How far is the projectile from the building (horizontally) by the time it reaches its maximum height?
(b) If the projectile lands on a hill 3 meters high from the ground, how long was the projectile airborne?
(c) If the projectile lands on a hill 3 meters high from the ground, how far is the hill from the building?
Transcribed Image Text:A projectile was launched from the top of a 25-m high building at a velocity of +35 m/s and at an angle of 28 degrees with the horizontal. (a) How far is the projectile from the building (horizontally) by the time it reaches its maximum height? (b) If the projectile lands on a hill 3 meters high from the ground, how long was the projectile airborne? (c) If the projectile lands on a hill 3 meters high from the ground, how far is the hill from the building?
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