A rocket is launched at an angle of 60.0° above the horizontal with an initial speed of 96 m/s. The rocket moves for 3.00 s along its initial line of motion with an acceleration of 28.0 m/s. At this time, its engines fail and the rocket proceeds to move as a projectile. (a) Find the maximum altitude reached by the rocket. m (b) Find its total time of flight. s (c) Find its horizontal range. m

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A rocket is launched at an angle of 60.0° above the horizontal with an initial speed of 96 m/s. The rocket moves for 3.00 s along its initial line of motion with an acceleration of 28.0 m/s2. At this time, its engines fail and the rocket proceeds to move as a projectile.
(a) Find the maximum altitude reached by the rocket.
m
(b) Find its total time of flight.
(c) Find its horizontal range.
m
Transcribed Image Text:A rocket is launched at an angle of 60.0° above the horizontal with an initial speed of 96 m/s. The rocket moves for 3.00 s along its initial line of motion with an acceleration of 28.0 m/s2. At this time, its engines fail and the rocket proceeds to move as a projectile. (a) Find the maximum altitude reached by the rocket. m (b) Find its total time of flight. (c) Find its horizontal range. m
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