He was skiing off a slope inclined at theta = 26.7 degrees below horizontal at a speed of v0=22 m/s. He must clear a gorge and slope on the other side at height h = 14.7 meters below the edge of the higher slope. How do you determine the maximum width of the gorge (in meters) so that he clears it?

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He was skiing off a slope inclined at theta = 26.7 degrees below horizontal at a speed of v0=22 m/s. He must clear a gorge and slope on the other side at height h = 14.7 meters below the edge of the higher slope.

 

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