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title: "A marble is thrown horizontally with a speed of \\(15 \\, \\text{m/s}\\) from the top of a building. When it strikes the ground, the marble has a velocity that makes an angle of \\(65^\\circ\\) with the horizontal. From what height above the ground was the marble thrown?"
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# A marble is thrown horizontally with a speed of \(15 \, \text{m/s}\) from the top of a building. When it strikes the ground, the marble has a velocity that makes an angle of \(65^\circ\) with the horizontal. From what height above the ground was the marble thrown?

A marble is thrown horizontally with a speed of \(15 \, \text{m/s}\) from the top of a building. When it strikes the ground, the marble has a velocity that makes an angle of \(65^\circ\) with the horizontal. From what height above the ground was the marble thrown?

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