An artillery shell is fired with an initial velocity of 300m / s at 64 degrees above the horizontal. To clear an avalanche, it explodes on a mountainside 40.5s after firing. what are the x and y coordinates of the shell where it explodes, relative to its firing point?

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An artillery shell is fired with an initial velocity of 300m / s at 64 degrees above the horizontal. To clear an avalanche, it explodes on a mountainside 40.5s after firing. what are the x and y coordinates of the shell where it explodes, relative to its firing point?
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