Semaya are George each are at windows of two different buildings that are 14.6m apart. Semaya is 85.0m above the ground. Semaya throws a message to George out her window at 25.0m/s at an angle of 12.5 degrees below the horizontal, the message goes right in George's window and he catches it. How far above the ground is George?

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Semaya are George each are at windows of two different buildings that are 14.6m apart. Semaya is 85.0m above the ground. Semaya throws a message to George out her window at 25.0m/s at an angle of 12.5 degrees below the horizontal, the message goes right in George's window and he catches it. How far above the ground is George?

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