Compare your prediction with the actual horizontal distance traveled by calculating the percent difference between the two values.  angle 1: predicted 0.145m, calculated 1.04m angle 2: predicted 0.209m, calculated 1.92m angle 3: predicted 0.118m, calculated 1.44m

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Problem 37P: A roller-coaster car moves 200 ft horizontally and then rises 135 ft at an angle of 30.0 above the...
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Compare your prediction with the actual horizontal distance traveled by calculating the percent difference between the two values. 

angle 1: predicted 0.145m, calculated 1.04m

angle 2: predicted 0.209m, calculated 1.92m

angle 3: predicted 0.118m, calculated 1.44m

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