A Kia commercial shows a driver trying to jump a chasm. The car drove off the left portion of a bridge that was angled at 8° above the horizontal, and just missed the right portion of the bridge located a distance Ww = 6.0 m away. Instead the car crashed at the base of the chasm beyond and below the receiving bridge. Assume you were hired to stage this stunt. For safety reasons you want the right bridge abutment to just pass above the windshield of the car. You must tell the stunt driver how fast to drive (in miles per hour!) when he leaves the bridge. Please include a labeled diagram showing all relevant information with your chosen +x and +y direction.

A Kia commercial shows a driver trying to jump a chasm. The car drove off the left portion of a bridge that was angled at 8° above the horizontal, and just missed the right portion of the bridge located a distance Ww = 6.0 m away. Instead the car crashed at the base of the chasm beyond and below the receiving bridge. Assume you were hired to stage this stunt. For safety reasons you want the right bridge abutment to just pass above the windshield of the car. You must tell the stunt driver how fast to drive (in miles per hour!) when he leaves the bridge. Please include a labeled diagram showing all relevant information with your chosen +x and +y direction.

College Physics

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305952300

Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1CQ: Estimate the order of magnitude of the length, in meters, of each of the following; (a) a mouse, (b)...

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