5. Projectile Motion
Positive (Upward) Launch
39PRACTICE PROBLEM
An archer aims to hit a target on a tower, with the center of the target being 18.0 m above the ground and 50.0 m away horizontally as shown. The archer releases the arrow from a height of 1.5 m. To ensure the arrow hits the target with a purely horizontal velocity component for a precision strike, what must be the horizontal speed of the arrow as it hits the target?
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An archer aims to hit a target on a tower, with the center of the target being 18.0 m above the ground and 50.0 m away horizontally as shown. The archer releases the arrow from a height of 1.5 m. To ensure the arrow hits the target with a purely horizontal velocity component for a precision strike, what must be the horizontal speed of the arrow as it hits the target?