Simple but tricky problem, horizontal motion

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Im studying for my test and I have a problem from my previous notes. It should be simple but I am having some difficulty.

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A cannon is shooting horizontally at a target. The cannonball strikes .2m below the bullseye. If the initial speed of the cannonball is 956m/s, what is the distance?
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Any help would be appreciated.
 
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Draw a picture of what it looks like, include the path if there was no gravity and then draw the actual path. You are solving for D_y that should be plenty to get you started.
 
Find the value of t from the vertical displacement. Then find horizontal distance by using the value.