A laptop is projected horizontally from the rooftop of a condominium 138 m high. The laptop hits the ground at a point 49 m horizontally away from and below the point of release. What is the speed of the laptop just before it strikes the ground? Use g=9.8 m/s2 . Round off answer up to two decimal places. Include units (abbreviation only).

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A laptop is projected horizontally from the rooftop of a condominium 138 m high. The laptop hits the ground at a point 49 m horizontally away from and below the point of release. What is the speed of the laptop just before it strikes the ground? Use g=9.8 m/s2 . Round off answer up to two decimal places. Include units (abbreviation only).

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