a model rocket shot up a to a point 20 m above the ground, hitting a smokestack, and then dropped straight down to a point 11 m from its launch site. Find to the nearest meter the total distance traveled from launch to touchdown

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20 = V^(2sin^µ)/2g and
11 = V^(2sin2µ)/g

V = initial velocity
µ = angle of elevation above horizontal
g = acceleration due to gravity

Solve each for V and equate the results.

Solve for µ.