An object is shot from the edge of a cliff 125m above the ground level with an initial speed of 105m/s at an angle of 37.0° with the horizontal. a. Determine the time taken by the projectile to hit the ground. b. Determine the range of the projectile as measured from the base of the cliff. c. At the instant just before the projectile hits the ground, find  the horizontal and vertical components of its velocity.

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  1. An object is shot from the edge of a cliff 125m above the ground level with an initial speed of 105m/s at an angle of 37.0° with the horizontal.

a. Determine the time taken by the projectile to hit the ground.

b. Determine the range of the projectile as measured from the base of the cliff.

c. At the instant just before the projectile hits the ground, find  the horizontal and vertical components of its velocity.

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