The orange jewelweed (Impatiens capensis) has seed pods that explode when lightly touched, launching the seeds as projectiles to disperse them. Suppose a seed is launched at 1.2 m/s from a height of 1.1 m. Assume air resistance is negligible and that the seed follows a clear path to ground. a. If the seed is launched horizontally, at what horizontal distance from the seed pod does the seed hit the ground?b. If the seed is launched at 17 degrees above the horizontal, at what horizontal distance does the seed hit the ground?c. In the second case, the horizontal distance measured is 0.44 m. Was air resistance negligible?

Since you have not included the experiment situation and the data, of course, i can not give you specific details about it. but i can you with this question.1) i will assume that the motion is projectile (parabolic) motion.2) yes, the horizontal distance depends on the horizontal velocity as, naming vx the horizontal velocity and t the time, it is: x = vx × t3) now, observe that the flight time depends on the vertical velocity as, naming voy the initial vertical velocity, t the time and y the vertical distance before reaching the ground: y = yo + voy×t - gt² / 2.the higher the initial vertical velocity (voy) the longer the object will be flying and so t will be higher in the equation for the horizontal distance.that explains the relationship between the horizontal distance and the horizontal velocity.