If a ping pong ball launcher is at a 45 degree angle and the ping pong ball is travels 1.2 meters in distance. What would the height the ball reaches? And how long does it take the ping pong ball to touch the ground?

If a ping pong ball launcher is at a 45 degree angle and the ping pong ball is travels 1.2 meters in distance. What would the height the ball reaches? And how long does it take the ping pong ball to touch the ground?

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