Sniper Fish's Projectile Motion

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The discussion focuses on solving a projectile motion problem related to Sniper Fish. Participants emphasize the importance of decomposing the initial velocity into horizontal and vertical components, even when the exact velocity (v) is unknown. By applying projectile motion formulas and utilizing simultaneous equations, users can derive the necessary values to solve the problem effectively. This method is crucial for accurately predicting the projectile's trajectory.

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Projectile motion formulas.

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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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