EXERCISE HINTS: GETTING STARTED | I'M STUCK! Suppose a rocket-propelled motorcycle is fired from rest horizontally across a canyon 1.20 km wide. (a) What minimum constant acceleration in the x-direction must be provided by the engines so the cycle crosses safely if the opposite side is 0.890 km lower than the starting point? m/s2 (b) At what speed does the motorcycle land if it maintains this constant horizontal component of acceleration? Neglect air drag, but remember that gravity is still acting in the negative y-direction. m/s

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Use the worked example above to help you solve this problem. A jet plane traveling horizontally at \( v_{0,x} = 1.15 \times 10^2 \, \text{m/s} \) drops a rocket from a considerable height (see figure). The rocket immediately fires its engines, accelerating at \( 27.0 \, \text{m/s}^2 \) in the x-direction while falling under the influence of gravity in the y-direction. When the rocket has fallen 1.00 km, find the following:

(a) its velocity in the y-direction  
\[ \_\_\_\_ \, \text{m/s} \]

(b) its velocity in the x-direction  
\[ \_\_\_\_ \, \text{m/s} \]

(c) the magnitude and direction (counterclockwise from the \( +x \)-axis) of its velocity. Neglect air drag and aerodynamic lift.  
magnitude \[ \_\_\_\_ \, \text{m/s} \]  
direction \[ \_\_\_\_ ^\circ \]

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*HINTS:* [GETTING STARTED](#) | [I'M STUCK!](#)

Suppose a rocket-propelled motorcycle is fired from rest horizontally across a canyon 1.20 km wide.

(a) What minimum constant acceleration in the x-direction must be provided by the engines so the cycle crosses safely if the opposite side is 0.890 km lower than the starting point?  
\[ \_\_\_\_ \, \text{m/s}^2 \]

(b) At what speed does the motorcycle land if it maintains this constant horizontal component of acceleration? Neglect air drag, but remember that gravity is still acting in the negative y-direction.  
\[ \_\_\_\_ \, \text{m/s} \]

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Transcribed Image Text:**PRACTICE IT** Use the worked example above to help you solve this problem. A jet plane traveling horizontally at \( v_{0,x} = 1.15 \times 10^2 \, \text{m/s} \) drops a rocket from a considerable height (see figure). The rocket immediately fires its engines, accelerating at \( 27.0 \, \text{m/s}^2 \) in the x-direction while falling under the influence of gravity in the y-direction. When the rocket has fallen 1.00 km, find the following: (a) its velocity in the y-direction \[ \_\_\_\_ \, \text{m/s} \] (b) its velocity in the x-direction \[ \_\_\_\_ \, \text{m/s} \] (c) the magnitude and direction (counterclockwise from the \( +x \)-axis) of its velocity. Neglect air drag and aerodynamic lift. magnitude \[ \_\_\_\_ \, \text{m/s} \] direction \[ \_\_\_\_ ^\circ \] --- **EXERCISE** *HINTS:* [GETTING STARTED](#) | [I'M STUCK!](#) Suppose a rocket-propelled motorcycle is fired from rest horizontally across a canyon 1.20 km wide. (a) What minimum constant acceleration in the x-direction must be provided by the engines so the cycle crosses safely if the opposite side is 0.890 km lower than the starting point? \[ \_\_\_\_ \, \text{m/s}^2 \] (b) At what speed does the motorcycle land if it maintains this constant horizontal component of acceleration? Neglect air drag, but remember that gravity is still acting in the negative y-direction. \[ \_\_\_\_ \, \text{m/s} \] *Submit Answer*
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