1) Don't confuse speed with velocity.
2) Is this a calculus-based physics course or algebra-based?
Here are some of my thoughts:
At t=2, the y-component of speed will be zero. The x-component of speed does NOT change during the course of the flight. You can figure out the y-component using the acceleration due to gravity of two seconds (2 seconds to reach the top, two seconds to fall gives you two seconds of the y-component of speed).
For the height and distance (range) problems, you are going to need the angle at which the projectile was shot. Without the angle, you cannot solve the problem.
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Brian Griffin: Ah, if my memory serves me, this is the physics department.
Chris Griffin: That would explain all the gravity.
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