A projectile is thrown from the top of a cliff with an initial speed of 25m/s at an angle of 60° up from the horizontal. If the projectile lands 100m from the base of the cliff how tall is the cliff?

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A projectile is thrown from the top of a cliff
with an initial speed of 25m/s at an
angle of 60° up from the horizontal. If the projectile
lands 100m from the base of the cliff how
tall is the cliff?
Transcribed Image Text:A projectile is thrown from the top of a cliff with an initial speed of 25m/s at an angle of 60° up from the horizontal. If the projectile lands 100m from the base of the cliff how tall is the cliff?
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