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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 magnitude of the acceleration of the shell just before is strikes the ground?

A

`4.0m//s^(2)`

B

`82m//s^(2)`

C

`9.8m//s^(2)`

D

`170m//s^(2)`

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C
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