An object is thrown off the top of a building with velocity 28 m/s at an angle of 32° with respect to the horizontal. It takes 6.2 s for the object to land. (a)  How high is the building in meters?  (b)  What is the horizontal distance that the object travels in meters?

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An object is thrown off the top of a building with velocity 28 m/s at an angle of 32° with respect to the horizontal. It takes 6.2 s for the object to land.

(a)  How high is the building in meters? 

(b)  What is the horizontal distance that the object travels in meters? 

 

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