A projectile is launched at ground level with an initial speed of 50.0 m/s at an angle of 30 degrees above the horizontal. It strikes a target above the ground 3.00 seconds later. What is the x and y distances from where the projectile was launched to where it lands? (kinematic)

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A projectile is launched at ground level with an initial speed of 50.0 m/s at an
angle of 30 degrees above the horizontal. It strikes a target above the ground 3.00
seconds later. What is the x and y distances from where the projectile was
launched to where it lands? (kinematic)

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