During World War I, the Germans had a gun called Big Bertha that was used to shell Paris. The shell had an initial speed of 1.42 km/s at an initial inclination of 65.7◦ to the horizontal. The acceleration of gravity is 9.8 m/s2. a) How far away did the shell hit in km. b) How long was it in the air in s?

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During World War I, the Germans had a gun called Big Bertha that was used to shell Paris. The shell had an initial speed of 1.42 km/s at an initial inclination of 65.7 to the horizontal. The acceleration of gravity is 9.8 m/s2.

a) How far away did the shell hit in km.

b) How long was it in the air in s?

 

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