A football punter kicks the ball horizontally off a 51m high cliff into a pool of water. The player heard the sound of the splash 3.4s later. Assume speed of sound to be 343m/s. 1. What is the actual time the ball hits the water? 2. Find the horizontal distance that the football travels. 3. What is the initial speed of the football.

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A football punter kicks the ball horizontally off a 51m high cliff into a pool of water. The player heard the sound of the splash 3.4s later. Assume speed of sound to be 343m/s.

1. What is the actual time the ball hits the water?

2. Find the horizontal distance that the football travels.

3. What is the initial speed of the football.

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