A ball is thrown horizontally from the top of a building 0.10 km high. The ball strikes the ground at a point 65 m horizontally away from and below the point of release. What is the speed of the ball just before it strikes the ground?

a. 43 m/s
b. 47 m/s
c. 39 m/s
d. 36 m/s
e. 14 m/s


b

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