An airplane with a speed of 82.3 m/s is climbing upward at an angle of 57.4° with respect to the horizontal. When the plane's altitude is 708 m, the pilot releases a package. (a) Calculate the distance along the ground, measured from a point directly beneath the point of release, to where the package hits the earth. (b) Relative to the ground, determine the angle of the velocity vector of the package just before impact. (a) Number i (b) Number i Units Units

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An airplane with a speed of 82.3 m/s is climbing upward at an angle of 57.4° with respect to the horizontal. When the plane's altitude is
708 m, the pilot releases a package. (a) Calculate the distance along the ground, measured from a point directly beneath the point of
release, to where the package hits the earth. (b) Relative to the ground, determine the angle of the velocity vector of the package just
before impact.
(a) Number
(b) Number
i
i
Units
Units
Transcribed Image Text:An airplane with a speed of 82.3 m/s is climbing upward at an angle of 57.4° with respect to the horizontal. When the plane's altitude is 708 m, the pilot releases a package. (a) Calculate the distance along the ground, measured from a point directly beneath the point of release, to where the package hits the earth. (b) Relative to the ground, determine the angle of the velocity vector of the package just before impact. (a) Number (b) Number i i Units Units
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