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Transcribed Image Text:A rock is projected from the edge of the top of a building with an initial velocity of
12.2 m/s at an angle of 53° above the horizontal. The rock strikes the ground a
horizontal distance of 25 m from the base of the building. Assume that the ground is
level and that the side of the building is vertical. How tall is the building?
18.9 m
23.6 m
25.3 m
29.6 m
27.4 m
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