A roofer tosses a shingle off a 240.1 m high roof, giving it an initial horizontal velocity of 10 m/s. How far from the building does the shingle land? What is the acceleration of the shingle as it leaves the roof at 2m/s^2?

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A roofer tosses a shingle off a 240.1 m high roof, giving it an initial horizontal velocity of 10 m/s. How far from the building does the shingle land? What is the acceleration of the shingle as it leaves the roof at 2m/s^2?
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