In a circus act, a 60 kg clown is shot from a cannon with an initial velocity

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In a circus act, a 60 kg clown is shot from a cannon with an initial velocity of 16 m/s at some unknown angle above the horizontal. A short time later the clown lands in a net that is 3.9 m vertically above the clown's initial position. Disregard air drag. What is the kinetic energy of the clown as he lands in the net?
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Fundamentals of Physics

ISBN: 978-0471758013

8th Extended edition

Authors: Jearl Walker, Halliday Resnick

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