A ball is tossed from an upper-story window of a building. The ball is given an initial velocity of 8m/s at 20° below the horizontal. It strikes the ground 3s later. (a) How far horizontally from the base of the building does the ball strike the ground? (b)Find the height from which the ball was thrown. (c) How long does it takes the ball to reach a point 10m below the level of launching?

A ball is tossed from an upper-story window of a building. The ball is given an initial velocity of 8m/s at 20° below the horizontal. It strikes the ground 3s later. (a) How far horizontally from the base of the building does the ball strike the ground? (b)Find the height from which the ball was thrown. (c) How long does it takes the ball to reach a point 10m below the level of launching?

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A ball is tossed from an upper-story window of a building.
The ball is given an initial velocity of 8m/s at 20º below
the horizontal. It strikes the ground 3s later.
(a) How far horizontally from the base of the building
does the ball strike the ground? (b)Find the height from
which the ball was thrown. (c) How long does it takes
the ball to reach a point 10m below the level of
launching?

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