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In the shot put, a heavy lead weight—the "shot"—is given an initial velocity, starting from an initial elevation approximately equal to the shot putter's height, say, 1.92 m. If v0 = 7.95 m/s, find the horizontal distance traveled by the shot for the following initial angles above the horizontal.
(a) ?0 = 0°
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(b) ?0 = 40.0°
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(b) ?0 = 40.0°
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(c) ?0 = 45.0°
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