Sniper Fish's Projectile Motion

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The discussion focuses on solving a projectile motion problem related to Sniper Fish. The key approach involves breaking down the initial velocity into horizontal and vertical components, despite not knowing the exact value of the velocity. Participants suggest using simultaneous equations to find the solution. The user expresses frustration after spending over three hours on the problem without success. The conversation emphasizes the importance of understanding projectile motion formulas and component analysis in solving such physics problems.
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Homework Statement


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Projectile motion formulas.

The Attempt at a Solution



I have attempted to solve this problem for over 3 hours without a solution, please can someone help me?
 
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first you are going to want to split your velocity up into components even though you don't know what v is you can still end up with two V with different coefficients and then you can put those into your equations and then solve through use of simultaneous equations.
 

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