An object is thrown off the top of a building with velocity 36 m/s at an angle of 23° with respect to the horizontal. The object travels a horizontal distance of 260 m before landing on the ground. (a)  How high is the building in meters?  (b)  What is the magnitude of the velocity of the object when it reaches the ground?  (c)  What is the direction of the object when it reaches the ground, in degrees from the positive x-axis?

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An object is thrown off the top of a building with velocity 36 m/s at an angle of 23° with respect to the horizontal. The object travels a horizontal distance of 260 m before landing on the ground.

(a)  How high is the building in meters? 

(b)  What is the magnitude of the velocity of the object when it reaches the ground? 

(c)  What is the direction of the object when it reaches the ground, in degrees from the positive x-axis? 

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