A cannon fires a shell traveling 150 m/s in the horizontal direction and 150 m/s in the vertical direction.   The cannon is on a cliff 100 meters above the ocean water below. What is the maximum altitude (in meters) above the water the cannon ball reache

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A cannon fires a shell traveling 150 m/s in the horizontal direction and 150 m/s in the vertical direction.   The cannon is on a cliff 100 meters above the ocean water below. What is the maximum altitude (in meters) above the water the cannon ball reaches?

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