A rock is launched off a cliff at a speed of 17.2 m/s at an angle of 35.0 degrees above the horizontal. The height of the cliff is 13.0 m. How far horizontally from the edge of the cliff does the rock land? In your solution sketch the x-t, y-t, Vx-t, Vy-t, Ax-t, and Ay-t diagrams.

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A rock is launched off a cliff at a speed of 17.2 m/s at an angle of 35.0 degrees above the horizontal. The height of the cliff is 13.0 m. How far horizontally from the edge of the cliff does the rock land? In your solution sketch the x-t, y-t, Vx-t, Vy-t, Ax-t, and Ay-t diagrams. 

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