A ball is thrown from the edge of a cliff with 30 degree angle and reaches the maximum height at 15 cm above the cliff and then hit the ground at 1 m from the cliff, find: a) The initial speed of the ball? b) The height of the cliff?

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A ball is thrown from the edge of a cliff with 30 degree angle and reaches the maximum height at 15 cm above the cliff and then hit the ground at 1 m from the cliff, find:

a) The initial speed of the ball?

b) The height of the cliff?

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