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8. A projectile is fired from the ground, reaches a maximum height of 57.1 m and lands a distance of 52.9 m away from the launch point. What was the projectiles launch velocity?
55.0 m/s, 30.8 degrees above horizontal
34.4 m/s, 77.0 degrees above horizontal
33.5 m/s, 38.5 degrees above horizontal
7.8 m/s, 61.6 degrees above horizontal
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