A discus is thrown from ground level with a speed of 260 m/s at an angle of 60° above the horizontal. How much time does it take to reach the maximum height? (answer numerically in hundredths of a second) What is the maximum height? (answer numerically in tenths of a meter) What is the horizontal range? (answer numerically in tenths of a meter)

A discus is thrown from ground level with a speed of 260 m/s at an angle of 60° above the horizontal. How much time does it take to reach the maximum height? (answer numerically in hundredths of a second) What is the maximum height? (answer numerically in tenths of a meter) What is the horizontal range? (answer numerically in tenths of a meter)

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How much time does it take to reach the maximum height? (answer numerically in hundredths of a second)

What is the maximum height? (answer numerically in tenths of a meter)

What is the horizontal range? (answer numerically in tenths of a meter)

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