. A policeman must lob tear gas through a window as shown. He determines that a firing angle of 53.1° will do if the shell leaves the gun at 20 m/s. The point of firing is 2.0 m above the ground. The shell enters the window 10.0 m above the ground and must be on its way down in order to miss the balcony. a. Find the horizontal and vertical components of the shell's velocity as it leaves the gun. b. What is the distance from the point of firing to the building? 10.0 m 2.0 m

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4. A policeman must lob tear gas through a window as shown. He determines that a
firing angle of 53.1° will do if the shell leaves the gun at 20 m/s. The point of firing is 2.0
m above the ground. The shell enters the window 10.0 m above the ground and must
be on its way down in order to miss the balcony.
a. Find the horizontal and vertical components of the shell's velocity as it leaves
the gun.
b. What is the distance from the point of firing to the building?
10.0 m
2.0 m
Transcribed Image Text:4. A policeman must lob tear gas through a window as shown. He determines that a firing angle of 53.1° will do if the shell leaves the gun at 20 m/s. The point of firing is 2.0 m above the ground. The shell enters the window 10.0 m above the ground and must be on its way down in order to miss the balcony. a. Find the horizontal and vertical components of the shell's velocity as it leaves the gun. b. What is the distance from the point of firing to the building? 10.0 m 2.0 m
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