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This is their method: Oh, a projectile motion problem. Find projectile motion section in book. Find projectile motion example. Look for equation with the right stuff in it. Plug in numbers. Win.

The key to projectile motion is to realize that the horizontal and vertical motions are independent of each other (except for the time each motion takes). This essentially makes a 2-d problem, 2 1 ...