A team at SQU fires a rocket beside the college of science from rest at an angle 30° and accelerates at 30 m/s² for 3.0 s. The engine shuts off at a height 202.5 m above the ground. a) Calculate the speed of the rocket after 3s. b) At what time after t = 0 will the maximum height be reached? c) What maximum height will the rocket reach?

A team at SQU fires a rocket beside the college of science from rest at an angle 30° and accelerates at 30 m/s² for 3.0 s. The engine shuts off at a height 202.5 m above the ground. a) Calculate the speed of the rocket after 3s. b) At what time after t = 0 will the maximum height be reached? c) What maximum height will the rocket reach?

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Chapter4: Motion In Two And Three Dimensions

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