A cannon, located 60.0 m from the base of a vertical 25.0-mtall cliff, shoots a 15 kg shell at 43.0 above the horizontal toward the cliff. (a) What must the minimum muzzle velocity be for the shell to clear the top of the cliff? (b) The ground at the top of the cliff is level, with a constant elevation of 25.0 m above the cannon. Under the conditions of part (a), how far does the shell land past the edge of the cliff?

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A cannon, located 60.0 m from the base of a vertical 25.0-mtall
cliff, shoots a 15 kg shell at 43.0 above the horizontal toward the
cliff. (a) What must the minimum muzzle velocity be for the shell to
clear the top of the cliff? (b) The ground at the top of the cliff is level,
with a constant elevation of 25.0 m above the cannon. Under the conditions
of part (a), how far does the shell land past the edge of the cliff?

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