A projectile is fired from the top of an 88 meter high cliff with vo = 26 m/sec, directed 30° above the horizontal. a) How long does it take to reach the surrounding level plane below?  b) What is the distance of the point of impact from the base of the cliff? c) What is the final velocity (magnitude and direction)?

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A projectile is fired from the top of an 88 meter high cliff with vo = 26 m/sec, directed 30° above the horizontal. a) How long does it take to reach the surrounding level plane below?  b) What is the distance of the point of impact from the base of the cliff? c) What is the final velocity (magnitude and direction)?

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