A daredevil is shot out of a cannon at 37.0° to the horizontal with an initial speed of 29.9 m/s. A net is positioned at a horizontal dis- tance of 48.3 m from the cannon from which the daredevil is shot. The acceleration of gravity is 9.81 m/s². At what height above the cannon's mouth should the net be placed in order to catch the daredevil? Answer in units of m. Answer in units of m. 1. 20.9857 2. 19.977 3. 17.9861 4. 9.56045 5. 8.75604 6. 14.587 7. 16.3291 8. 16.1281 9. 8.36174 10. 13.8173
A daredevil is shot out of a cannon at 37.0° to the horizontal with an initial speed of 29.9 m/s. A net is positioned at a horizontal dis- tance of 48.3 m from the cannon from which the daredevil is shot. The acceleration of gravity is 9.81 m/s². At what height above the cannon's mouth should the net be placed in order to catch the daredevil? Answer in units of m. Answer in units of m. 1. 20.9857 2. 19.977 3. 17.9861 4. 9.56045 5. 8.75604 6. 14.587 7. 16.3291 8. 16.1281 9. 8.36174 10. 13.8173
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Transcribed Image Text:A daredevil is shot out of a cannon at 37.0°
to the horizontal with an initial speed of 29.9
m/s. A net is positioned at a horizontal dis-
tance of 48.3 m from the cannon from which
the daredevil is shot.
The acceleration of gravity is 9.81 m/s².
At what height above the cannon's mouth
should the net be placed in order to catch the
daredevil?
Answer in units of m. Answer in units of
m.
1. 20.9857
2. 19.977
3. 17.9861
4. 9.56045
5. 8.75604
6. 14.587
7. 16.3291
8. 16.1281
9. 8.36174
10. 13.8173
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