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soccer ball is kicked horizontally off a 30.0 meter high hill and lands a distance of 44 meters from the edge of the hill. Determine the initial horizontal velocity of the soccer ball. Round to the nearest tenth.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Use t = sqrt(2h/g). With h = 30.0 m and g = 9.80 m/s^2:
t = sqrt(2·30.0 / 9.80) ≈ 2.472 s.

Horizontal speed v_x = distance / time = 44.0 m / 2.472 s ≈ 17.8 m/s.

Answer: 17.8 m/s.