A pelican flying along a horizontal path drops a fish from a height of 2.27 m. The fish travels 5.6 m horizontally before it hits the water below. What is the pelican’s initial speed? *

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A pelican flying along a horizontal path drops a fish from a height of 2.27 m. The fish travels 5.6 m horizontally before it hits the water below. What is the pelican’s initial speed? *

 

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