An arrow is shot from a height of 1.6m toward a cliff of height H. It is shot with a velocity of 27 m/s at an angle of 60 above the horizontal. It lands on the top edge of the cliff 3.8s later. a ) what is the height of the cliff (in m)?  b) what is the maximum height (in m) reached by the arrow along its trajectory? c) what is the arrows impact speed in m/s just before hitting the cliff ?

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An arrow is shot from a height of 1.6m toward a cliff of height H. It is shot with a velocity of 27 m/s at an angle of 60 above the horizontal. It lands on the top edge of the cliff 3.8s later. a ) what is the height of the cliff (in m)? 
b) what is the maximum height (in m) reached by the arrow along its trajectory?

c) what is the arrows impact speed in m/s just before hitting the cliff ?

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