What is the speed of a killer whale as it jumps 6.6 m above the water?

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Killer whales at Sea World routinely jump 6.6 m above the water. What is their speed as they leave the water to achieve this?
____m/s

I don't know what to do.
Thanks in advance to anyone who posts
 
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use the equation
[tex] v^2 = u^2 + 2 a s [/tex]
look up your textbook if you have no idea what is this formulas about...
 
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From launch to when it reaches the top of its motion, (V2)=0 m/s.
So: (V2)^2=(V1)^2 + 2 (acc.) (dist.)
0 = (V1)^2 + 2*(-9.8)*(6.6)
(V1) = 11.37 m/s
 

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