A skier is traveling at 13 m/s while being 180 m high on a mountain. The skier goes over a jump at a height of 124 m on the mountain with an angle of 24° above the horizontal. The skier lands 16.0 m below the height of the jump. How far horizontally does the skier jump?

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A skier is traveling at 13 m/s while being
180 m high on a mountain. The skier goes
over a jump at a height of 124 m on the
mountain with an angle of 24° above the
horizontal. The skier lands 16.0 m below the
height of the jump. How far horizontally
does the skier jump?
Transcribed Image Text:A skier is traveling at 13 m/s while being 180 m high on a mountain. The skier goes over a jump at a height of 124 m on the mountain with an angle of 24° above the horizontal. The skier lands 16.0 m below the height of the jump. How far horizontally does the skier jump?
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