An airplane is flying with a velocity of 240 m/s at an angle of 30.0° with the horizontal, as the drawing shows. When the altitude of the plane is 2.4 km, a flare is released from the plane. The flare hits the target on the ground. What is the angle 6? 30.0 vo = 240 m/s Path of flare 2.4 km Target Line of sight

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An airplane is flying with a velocity of 240 m/s at an angle of 30.0° with the horizontal, as the drawing shows. When the altitude of the plane is 2.4 km, a flare is released from the plane. The flare hits the target on the ground. What is the angle θ?

An airplane is flying with a velocity of 240 m/s at an angle of 30.0° with the horizontal, as the drawing shows. When the altitude of the
plane is 2.4 km, a flare is released from the plane. The flare hits the target on the ground. What is the angle 6?
30.0
"o = 240 m/s
Path of flare
2.4 km
_Target
Line of sight
Transcribed Image Text:An airplane is flying with a velocity of 240 m/s at an angle of 30.0° with the horizontal, as the drawing shows. When the altitude of the plane is 2.4 km, a flare is released from the plane. The flare hits the target on the ground. What is the angle 6? 30.0 "o = 240 m/s Path of flare 2.4 km _Target Line of sight
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