Finding initial velocity?

Question

You are playing a video game with birds. The bird is launched exactly horizontally at 11m and travels a total of 38.7 m before hitting the ground. Find the bird's initial velocity

Answer 1

The time to fall 11m is sqrt(22/g)= 1.5 seconds. The horizontal distance traveled is 38.7=1.5*v_xo. V_xo=25.8 m/s.