Let’s say you are given an object that needs to clear two posts of equal height separated by a specific distance. Refer to for this example. The projectile is thrown at 25√2 m/s at an angle of 45°. If the object is to clear both posts, each with a height of 30m, find the minimum: (a) position of the launch on the ground in relation to the posts and (b) the separation between the posts.

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Let’s say you are given an object that needs to clear two posts of equal height separated by a specific distance. Refer to for this
example. The projectile is thrown at 25√2 m/s at an angle of 45°. If the object is to clear both posts, each with a height of 30m, find the
minimum: (a) position of the launch on the ground in relation to the posts and (b) the separation between the posts. For simplicity’s
sake, use a gravity constant of 10. Problems of any type in physics are much easier to solve if you list the things that you know (the
“givens”).

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