SOLVED:Your medieval history class is constructing a trebuchet, a catapultlike weapon for hurling stones at enemy castles. The plan is to launch stones off a 75 -m-high cliff, with initial speed 36 m / s. Some members of the class think a 45^∘ launch angle will give the maximum range, but others claim the cliff height makes a difference. What do you give for the angle that will maximize the range?

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