# Problem: A projectile is launched from ground level to the top of a cliff which is 195 m away and 135 m high (as shown in the figure ).If the projectile lands on top of the cliff 6.5s after it is fired, find the initial velocity of the projectile ( (a)magnitude and (b)direction ). Neglect air resistance.

###### FREE Expert Solution

In this problem, we'll use vector magnitude:

$\overline{)\mathbf{|}\stackrel{\mathbf{⇀}}{\mathbit{A}}\mathbf{|}{\mathbf{=}}\sqrt{{{\mathbit{A}}_{\mathbit{x}}}^{\mathbf{2}}\mathbf{+}{{\mathbit{A}}_{\mathbit{y}}}^{\mathbf{2}}}}$

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###### Problem Details
A projectile is launched from ground level to the top of a cliff which is 195 m away and 135 m high (as shown in the figure ).

If the projectile lands on top of the cliff 6.5s after it is fired, find the initial velocity of the projectile ( (a)magnitude and (b)direction ). Neglect air resistance.

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