How far out from the cannon does the cannonball land

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A cannon at the top of a 119 m high clifffires at a pirate ship. The cannonball has an initial velocity of180 m/s at 58° above horizontal. Ignore air resistance.

a)How long does it take for the cannonball to land in the water nearthe pirate ship?
s
b) How far out from the cannon does the cannonball land?
m
c) At what angle (below horizontal) it the cannonball travelingwhen it hits the water?

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