Imagine that you are in a car that is traveling up a bridge that is inclined at an angle of 15.5 degrees from the horizontal. The car's speed is 60.0 mi/hr (26.82 m/s). At time t = 0 you open your window and illegally drop a soda can from your rest frame over the edge of the bridge. Your height above ground level is 76.0 m.  A.) How far does the can travel horizontally before hitting the ground? Neglect air resistance. B.) At what angle does the can strike the ground (in degrees)? This is the angle which the can's velocity vector

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Imagine that you are in a car that is traveling up a bridge that is inclined at an angle of 15.5 degrees from the horizontal. The car's speed is 60.0 mi/hr (26.82 m/s). At time t = 0 you open your window and illegally drop a soda can from your rest frame over the edge of the bridge. Your height above ground level is 76.0 m

A.) How far does the can travel horizontally before hitting the ground? Neglect air resistance.

B.) At what angle does the can strike the ground (in degrees)? This is the angle which the can's velocity vector makes with the horizontal just before hitting the ground.

C.) What is the speed of the can just before it hits the ground?

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