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Transcribed Image Text:A Water Balloon Battle. You are launching water balloons at a rival team using a large slingshot. The other team is set up on the
opposite side of a flat-topped building that is 30.0 ft tall and 50.0 ft wide. Your reconnaissance team has reported that the opposition is
set up 10.0 m from the wall of the building. Your balloon launcher is calibrated for launch speeds that can reach as high as 110 mph at
angles between 0 and 85.0° from the horizontal. Since a direct shot is not possible (the opposing team is on the opposite side of the
building), you plan to splash the other team by making a balloon explode on the ground near them.
If your launcher is located 55.0 m from the building (opposite side as the opposing team), what should your launch velocity be ((a)
magnitude and (b) direction) to land a balloon 5.0 meters beyond the opposing team with maximum impact (i.e. maximum vertical
speed)?
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