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title: "A soccer ball is kicked horizontally off an \\( 85 \\) \\( \\text{m} \\) high cliff at a speed of \\( 34 \\) \\( \\text{m/s} \\). What is the ball’s final speed when it hits the ground below?"
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# A soccer ball is kicked horizontally off an \( 85 \) \( \text{m} \) high cliff at a speed of \( 34 \) \( \text{m/s} \). What is the ball’s final speed when it hits the ground below?

A soccer ball is kicked horizontally off an \( 85 \) \( \text{m} \) high cliff at a speed of \( 34 \) \( \text{m/s} \). What is the ball’s final speed when it hits the ground below?

- **A.** \( 53 \) \( \text{m/s} \)
- **B.** \( 41 \) \( \text{m/s} \)
- **C.** \( 1681 \) \( \text{m/s} \)
- **D.** \( 776 \) \( \text{m/s} \)
- **E.** more information is needed.

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