A certain airplane has a speed of 341.0 km/h and is diving at an angle of 30.0° below the horizontal when the pilot releases a radar de (see figure below). The horizontal distance between the release point and the point where the decoy strikes the ground is 7o0 m. (Neg resistance.) (a) How high was the plane when the decoy was released? m (b) How long was the decoy in the air?
A certain airplane has a speed of 341.0 km/h and is diving at an angle of 30.0° below the horizontal when the pilot releases a radar de (see figure below). The horizontal distance between the release point and the point where the decoy strikes the ground is 7o0 m. (Neg resistance.) (a) How high was the plane when the decoy was released? m (b) How long was the decoy in the air?
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A certain airplane has a speed of 341.0 km/h and is diving at an angle of 30.0° below the horizontal when the pilot releases a radar decoy (see figure below). The horizontal distance between the release point and the point where the decoy strikes the ground is 700 m. (Neglect air resistance.)
![A certain airplane has a speed of 341.0 km/h and is diving at an angle of 30.0° below the horizontal when the pilot releases a radar de
(see figure below). The horizontal distance between the release point and the point where the decoy strikes the ground is 7o0 m. (Neg
resistance.)
(a) How high was the plane when the decoy was released?
m
(b) How long was the decoy in the air?](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F94ff4fec-8c60-4ff2-9b27-1ba17c465d2d%2F2a4f4bba-b14f-40c3-b0b8-9a2dd0ecac8f%2Fjv3ztou.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:A certain airplane has a speed of 341.0 km/h and is diving at an angle of 30.0° below the horizontal when the pilot releases a radar de
(see figure below). The horizontal distance between the release point and the point where the decoy strikes the ground is 7o0 m. (Neg
resistance.)
(a) How high was the plane when the decoy was released?
m
(b) How long was the decoy in the air?
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