A projectile is launched with an initial speed of 60.0 m/s at anangle of 30.0° above the horizontal. The projectile lands on ahillside 4.00 s later. Neglect air friction. (a) What is the projectile’svelocity at the highest point of its trajectory? (b) Whatis the straight-line distance from where the projectile waslaunched to where it hits its target?

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A projectile is launched with an initial speed of 60.0 m/s at an
angle of 30.0° above the horizontal. The projectile lands on a
hillside 4.00 s later. Neglect air friction. (a) What is the projectile’s
velocity at the highest point of its trajectory? (b) What
is the straight-line distance from where the projectile was
launched to where it hits its target?

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