A pelican flying 7.6 m/s along a horizontal path drops a fish. The fish travels 8.0 m horizontally before it hits the water below. How high above the water was the pelican flying when it dropped the fish? Circle or box the final answer with units! (Keep intermediate answer to 3 sig figs and final answer to 2 sig figs.) For credit you must show all your work: list and define variables, write formulas, numbers plugged in, answer rounded correctly with proper units.

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