A man in a glider leaped off a cliff with an initial velocity of 3.45 m/s. He landed on the ground below, 450 meters away from the cliff. What was the amount of time required for the glider to land on the ground below? How high is the cliff in meters?

A man in a glider leaped off a cliff with an initial velocity of 3.45 m/s. He landed on the ground below, 450 meters away from the cliff. What was the amount of time required for the glider to land on the ground below? How high is the cliff in meters?

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