You are standing on the edge of a cliff 56 meters high off the ground.  You toss a water balloon horizontally off the cliff at a velocity of 26 meters per second.  If nothing impedes its motion, how much time will elapse before the water balloon hits the ground? [b] How far horizontally will the water balloon travel before it hits the ground? [c] 25 meters away from the cliff's edge, a friend is standing on the ground with a dart launcher.  If the dart leaves the launcher with a velocity of 320 meters per second, at what time should your friend fire the dart gun vertically upward in order to pop the water balloon?

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[a] You are standing on the edge of a cliff 56 meters high off the ground.  You toss a water balloon horizontally off the cliff at a velocity of 26 meters per second.  If nothing impedes its motion, how much time will elapse before the water balloon hits the ground?

[b] How far horizontally will the water balloon travel before it hits the ground?

[c] 25 meters away from the cliff's edge, a friend is standing on the ground with a dart launcher.  If the dart leaves the launcher with a velocity of 320 meters per second, at what time should your friend fire the dart gun vertically upward in order to pop the water balloon?

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