A flare is shot horizontally from a flare gun located 60.0 m above the ground. The flare's speed as it leaves the gun is 200 m/s. Neglect wind resistance. a) What horizontal distance does the flare travel before striking the ground? b) What is its speed immediately before striking the ground? c) If the projectile were simply dropped from 60.0 m, instead of fired horizontally from that height, how much time would it take to reach the ground? How does this compare with the time it took to hit the ground in part (a)? Why?

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