# Solution - A Cricketer Can Throw a Ball to a Maximum Horizontal Distance of 100 M. How Much High Above the Ground Can the Cricketer Throw the Same Ball? - Projectile Motion

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A cricketer can throw a ball to a maximum horizontal distance of 100 m. How much high above the ground can the cricketer throw the same ball?

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