A vehicle is on a hill that has a 20 degree angle below the horizonal. An irresponsible driver leaves the vehicle in neutral. The vehicle rolls backwards toward the edge of he cliff. The acceleration is 2.37 m/s^2 and the distance traveled is 55m before the vehicle reaches the edge of the cliff. The cliff is 30m high. a) How much time will the vehicle be in the air fter leaving the cliff? b) How far horizontally will the vehicle be away from the cliff when it lands?

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A vehicle is on a hill that has a 20 degree angle below the horizonal. An irresponsible driver leaves the vehicle in neutral. The vehicle rolls backwards toward the edge of he cliff. The acceleration is 2.37 m/s^2 and the distance traveled is 55m before the vehicle reaches the edge of the cliff. The cliff is 30m high.

a) How much time will the vehicle be in the air fter leaving the cliff?

b) How far horizontally will the vehicle be away from the cliff when it lands?

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