Solve by showing the complete solution and illustrate too. A ball is thrown horizontally from the top of a 60.0-m building and lands 100.0 m from the base of the  building. Ignore air resistance. (a) How long is the ball in the air (total time)? (b) What must have been  the initial horizontal component of the velocity(vix)? (c) What is the vertical component of the velocity  just before the ball hits the ground(vfy)?

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A ball is thrown horizontally from the top of a 60.0-m building and lands 100.0 m from the base of the 
building. Ignore air resistance. (a) How long is the ball in the air (total time)? (b) What must have been 
the initial horizontal component of the velocity(vix)? (c) What is the vertical component of the velocity 
just before the ball hits the ground(vfy)?

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