A fighter plane moving 233 m/s horizontally fires a projectile with speed 59 m/s in a forward direction 30.0° below the horizontal. What is the speed of the projectile with respect to a stationary observer on the ground?

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A fighter plane moving 233 m/s horizontally fires a projectile with speed 59 m/s in a
forward direction 30.0° below the horizontal. What is the speed of the projectile with
respect to a stationary observer on the ground?
a) 249 m/s
Ob) 2660 m/s
c) 288 m/s
d) 286 m/s
Transcribed Image Text:A fighter plane moving 233 m/s horizontally fires a projectile with speed 59 m/s in a forward direction 30.0° below the horizontal. What is the speed of the projectile with respect to a stationary observer on the ground? a) 249 m/s Ob) 2660 m/s c) 288 m/s d) 286 m/s
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