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A stunt a car traveling at 20m/s flies horizontally off a cliff and lands 39.2m from the base of a cliff. How tall is the cliff?

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Chapter4: Motion In Two And Three Dimensions

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Problem 61P: A particle travels in a circle of radius 10 m at a constant speed of 20 m/s. What is the magnitude...

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