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A target is fixed on the top of a pole 13 metre high. A person standing at a distance of 50 metre form the pole is capable of projecting a stone with a velocity `10 sqrt(g) ms^(-1)`. If he wants to strike the target in shortest possible time, at what angle should he project the stone ?

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