A daredevil is attempting to jump his motorcycle over a line of buses parked end to end by driving up a 32 degree ramp at a speed of 40m/s (144km/hr). How many buses can he clear if the top of the takeoff ramp is at the same height as the bus tops and the buses are each 20m long?
A daredevil is attempting to jump his motorcycle over a line of buses parked end to end by driving up a 32 degree ramp at a speed of 40m/s (144km/hr). How many buses can he clear if the top of the takeoff ramp is at the same height as the bus tops and the buses are each 20m long?
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A daredevil is attempting to jump his motorcycle over a line of buses parked end to end by driving up a 32 degree ramp at a speed of 40m/s (144km/hr). How many buses can he clear if the top of the takeoff ramp is at the same height as the bus tops and the buses are each 20m long?
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