A student stands at the edge of a cliff and throws a stone horizontally over the edge with a speed of 17.0 m/s. The cliff is h = 26.0 m above a flat horizontal beach, as shown in the figure below. How long after being released does the stone strike the beach below the cliff? s With what speed and angle of impact does the stone land? m/s ° below the horizontal

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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 17.0 m/s. The cliff is h = 26.0 m above a flat horizontal beach, as shown in the figure below.

 

How long after being released does the stone strike the beach below the cliff?
 s

With what speed and angle of impact does the stone land?
 m/s
 ° below the horizontal

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