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Clear the Range!

 
     What a daring youngster! Susie's cannon is all primed and ready; the fuse is lit, and off she goes! The problem is, where should we put the net? 

     You find the answer! Susie's cannon is elevated 20 degrees above the horizontal. It has a muzzle velocity (Susie velocity?) of 40 m/s. 

     If Susie's net is at the same height as the cannon barrel, how far from the cannon should the net be placed to catch her? 

Susie being shot from a cannon
 

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