The height reached by the cat when it reaches the edge of the ledge is 1.9 m.
The given parameters:
The horizontal component of the velocity is calculated as follows;
[tex]v_x = vcos (\theta)\\\\v_x = 7.09 \times cos(78.5)\\\\v_x = 1.41 \ m/s[/tex]
The time of motion of the projectile is calculated as follows;
[tex]X = v_x t\\\\t = \frac{X}{v_x} \\\\t = \frac{0.525}{1.41} \\\\t = 0.37 \ s[/tex]
The height reached by the cat when it reaches the edge of the ledge is calculated as follows;
[tex]h = v_yt - \frac{1}{2} gt^2 \\\\h = (7.09\times sin78.5 \times 0.37)- (\frac{1}{2} )(9.8)(0.37^2)\\\\h = 1.9 \ m[/tex]
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