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Chapter 3, Problem 38P
(II) A baseball is hit with a speed of 27,0m/s at an angle of 45.0°. It lands on the flat roof of a 13.0-m-tall nearby building. If the ball was hit when it was 1.0 m above the ground, what horizontal distance does it travel before it lands on the building?
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