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Like, a car hits an object and the object lands/stops (so I guess including skidding?) 38 feet horizonally away from the point of impact.

Looking for some calculations help, if someone wouldn't mind. I'm trying to figure out what simple formula I might use to estimate how fast a car would have to be going to throw a 50lb object 38 feet. All of the formulas I've found take into account other factors such as friction. I am just...