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LowlyPion thank you so much you were right that simple error completely distorted everything! :)

Homework Statement Catapult A catapult on a cliff launches a large round rock towards a ship on the ocean below. The rock leaves the catapult from a height H = 35.0 m above sea level, directed at an angle theta = 48.7° above the horizontal, and with a speed v = 26.1 m/s. Assuming that air...

Anyone mind helping me strategically picking apart this word problem? I am taking physics for the first time in college and its kicking my ***, any insight on how to pick apart a problem like this and find an appropriate answer? Thank you for your time! Assume you are a Medieval knight...