A student stands at the edge of a cliff and throws a stone horizontally over the edge with a speed of 18.0 m/s.  The cliff is 50.0 m above a flat, horizontal beach.  How long after being released does the stone strike the beach below the cliff? With what x and y speed will the stone impact the ground

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A student stands at the edge of a cliff and throws a stone horizontally over the edge with a speed of 18.0 m/s.  The cliff is 50.0 m above a flat, horizontal beach.  How long after being released does the stone strike the beach below the cliff? With what x and y speed will the stone impact the ground?

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