A potato gun is fired horizontally from a height of 1.5 meters with the potato launched at 25 m/s. a. What is the time of flight of the potato? b. How far from the gun will the potato land

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A potato gun is fired horizontally from a height of 1.5 meters with the potato launched at 25 m/s. a. What is the time of flight of the potato? b. How far from the gun will the potato land?
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Initial height (h) = 1.5 m Initial horizontal velocity = 25 msInitial vertical velocity = 0 ms

 

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