A criminal is escaping across a rooftop and runs off the roof horizontally at a speed of 5.1m/s, hoping to land on the roof of an adjacent building. Air resistance is negligible. The e horizontal distance between the two buildings is D, and the roof of the adjacent building is 2.0m below the jumping-off point. Find the maximum value for D.

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A criminal is escaping across a rooftop and runs off the roof horizontally at a speed of 5.1m/s, hoping to land on the roof of an adjacent building. Air resistance is negligible. The e horizontal distance between the two buildings is D, and the roof of the adjacent building is 2.0m below the jumping-off point. Find the maximum value for D.
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