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A shell is fired with a horizontal velocity in the positive x direction from the top of an 80 m high cliff. The shell strikes the ground 1330 m from the base of the cliff. The drawing is not to scale.

What is the speed of the shell as it hits the ground?

A

4.0 m/s

B

330 m/s

C

9.8 m/s

D

170 m/s

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