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 as. (a) How long after being released does the stone strike the beach below the cliff? (b) With what speed and angle of impact does the stone land?

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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 as. (a) How long after being released does the stone strike the beach below the cliff? (b) With what speed and angle of impact does the stone land?
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