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A firefighter holds a hose 3 m off the ground and directs a stream of water toward a burning building. The water leaves the hose at an initial speed of 16 m/sec at an angle of 30°. The height of the water can be approximated by
a. Determine the horizontal distance from the firefighter at which the maximum height of the water occurs. Round to 1 decimal place.
b. What is the maximum height of the water? Round to 1 decimal place
c. The flow of water hits the house on the downward branch of the parabola at a height of 6 m How far is the firefighter from the house? Round to the nearest meter.
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