Suppose that a rocket is fired at an angle of 5° from the vertical with an initial speed of 1000 ft/s. (a) Find the length of time the rocket is in the air. (Round your answer to three decimal places.) s (b) Find the greatest height it reaches. (Round your answer to one decimal place.) ft (c) Find the horizontal distance it has traveled when it hits the ground. (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)
Suppose that a rocket is fired at an angle of 5° from the vertical with an initial speed of 1000 ft/s. (a) Find the length of time the rocket is in the air. (Round your answer to three decimal places.) s (b) Find the greatest height it reaches. (Round your answer to one decimal place.) ft (c) Find the horizontal distance it has traveled when it hits the ground. (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)
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Suppose that a rocket is fired at an angle of 5° from the vertical with an initial speed of 1000 ft/s.
(a) Find the length of time the rocket is in the air. (Round your answer to three decimal places.)
s
(b) Find the greatest height it reaches. (Round your answer to one decimal place.)
ft
(c) Find the horizontal distance it has traveled when it hits the ground. (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)
s
(b) Find the greatest height it reaches. (Round your answer to one decimal place.)
ft
(c) Find the horizontal distance it has traveled when it hits the ground. (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)
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