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A circus performer juggling while standing on a tightrope suspended 18.0 m above the ground tosses a sword directly upward into the air with a speed of 5.0 m/s. If the sword leaves his hand 1.0 m above the tightrope, what is the sword’s maximum height above the ground?

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Answer: Rounding to the nearest tenth, the sword's highest height above the ground is 122.49 meters.

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