A pellet gun is fired straight downward from the edge of a cliff that is 25.0 m above the ground. The pellet strikes the ground with a speed of 31.2 m/s. How far above the cliff edge would the pellet have gone had the gun been fired straight upward?
A pellet gun is fired straight downward from the edge of a cliff that is 25.0 m above the ground. The pellet strikes the ground with a speed of 31.2 m/s. How far above the cliff edge would the pellet have gone had the gun been fired straight upward?
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A pellet gun is fired straight downward from the edge of a cliff that is 25.0 m above the ground. The pellet strikes the ground with a speed of 31.2 m/s. How far above the cliff edge would the pellet have gone had the gun been fired straight upward?
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