A projectile is fired with a speed of 60m/s at an angle of 60 degrees from the ground surface. A second projectile is then fired with the same speed 0.50 seconds later. Find the angle that the second projectile must be fired so that the two particles will collide.

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A projectile is fired with a speed of 60m/s at an angle of 60 degrees from the ground surface. A second projectile is then fired with the same speed 0.50 seconds later. Find the angle that the second projectile must be fired so that the two particles will collide.

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