| On February 6, 1971, Alan Shepard made history by becoming the first astronaut to play golf on the Moon. Using only one hand to swing the club because of his bulky space suit, Shepard still managed a long drive. Given the lack of an atmosphere on the moon and a gravitational acceleration of 1.6 m/s2, how far would the shot go with an initial velocity of 25 m/s and a launch angle of 35°?
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