e cannon fires a projectile at an angle of 600 with the horizontal with a muzzle velocity of 80m/s. An enemy tank 720m from the cannon is advancing towards the position of the cannon on a level ground at constant velocity of 10m/s. 4) How far must be the tank from the cannon at the time of firing in order to hit the tank? 5) How many seconds must the cannon wait for the moving target before firing in order to hit the target?6) Calculate the maximum range that the cannon can reach

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Problem 44AP: A projectile is launched from the point (x = 0, y = 0), with velocity (12.0i19.0j)m/s2, at t = 0....
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The cannon fires a projectile at an angle of 600 with the horizontal with a muzzle velocity of 80m/s. An enemy tank 720m from the cannon is advancing towards the position of the cannon on a level ground at constant velocity of 10m/s. 4) How far must be the tank from the cannon at the time of firing in order to hit the tank? 5) How many seconds must the cannon wait for the moving target before firing in order to hit the target?6) Calculate the maximum range that the cannon can reach.

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