A secret agent skis off a slope inclined at θ = 29 degrees below horizontal at a speed of v0 = 19.5 m/s. He must clear a gorge, and the slope on the other side of the gorge is h = 18.8 m below the edge of the upper slope. What is the maximum width, w, of the gorge (in meters) so that the agent clears it?

A secret agent skis off a slope inclined at θ = 29 degrees below horizontal at a speed of v0 = 19.5 m/s. He must clear a gorge, and the slope on the other side of the gorge is h = 18.8 m below the edge of the upper slope. What is the maximum width, w, of the gorge (in meters) so that the agent clears it?

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Chapter3: Vectors And Two-Dimensional Motion

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