A projectile is launched horizontally at 15 m/s off of a 45 m high cliff and hits the horizontal ground below. Use g = 10 m/s² and neglect air resistance. The magnitude of the projectile's acceleration 1.0 second after launch is ________ m/s².

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A projectile is launched horizontally at 15 m/s off of a 45 m high cliff and hits the
horizontal ground below. Use g = 10 m/s² and neglect air resistance. The magnitude
of the projectile's acceleration 1.0 second after launch is ________ m/s².
Transcribed Image Text:A projectile is launched horizontally at 15 m/s off of a 45 m high cliff and hits the horizontal ground below. Use g = 10 m/s² and neglect air resistance. The magnitude of the projectile's acceleration 1.0 second after launch is ________ m/s².
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