A projectile is fired upward with an initial velocity of 80 m/s and it falls a horizontal distance of 6400 m. If g=10 m/s², then the angle of elevation is...    A. 15°    B. 30°    C. 45°    D. 60°    E. 90°

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A projectile is fired upward with an initial velocity of 80 m/s and it falls a horizontal distance of 6400 m. If g=10 m/s², then the angle of elevation is...

 

 A. 15°

 

 B. 30°

 

 C. 45°

 

 D. 60°

 

 E. 90°

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