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title: "A ball is launched and lands \\( 20 \\) \\( \\text{m} \\) away below the launch point \\( 2.5 \\) \\( \\text{s} \\) later. The maximum height reached is \\( 8.0 \\) \\( \\text{m} \\). What was the original launch velocity?"
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# A ball is launched and lands \( 20 \) \( \text{m} \) away below the launch point \( 2.5 \) \( \text{s} \) later. The maximum height reached is \( 8.0 \) \( \text{m} \). What was the original launch velocity?

A ball is launched and lands \( 20 \) \( \text{m} \) away below the launch point \( 2.5 \) \( \text{s} \) later. The maximum height reached is \( 8.0 \) \( \text{m} \). What was the original launch velocity?

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