A projectile is thrown from the top of a 50m building with an initial speed of 10m/s and an angle of 35 degrees. Calculate the time to reach the ground and the velocity just before it strikes the ground.

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A projectile is thrown from the top of a 50m building with an initial speed of 10m/s and an angle of 35 degrees. Calculate the time to reach the ground and the velocity just before it strikes the ground.

A projectile is thrown from the top of a 50m building with an initial speed of 10m/s and an angle of 35 degrees. Calculate the time to reach the ground and the velocity just before it strikes the ground.
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