Trying to escape his pursuers, a secret agent skis off a slope inclined at 30° below the horizontal at 60 km/h. To survive and land on the snow 140 m below, he/she must clear a gorge 60 m wide. Does he/she make it? Ignore air resistance. Edge 30° Vo (not to scale) -60 m- 140 m

Trying to escape his pursuers, a secret agent skis off a slope inclined at 30° below the horizontal at 60 km/h. To survive and land on the snow 140 m below, he/she must clear a gorge 60 m wide. Does he/she make it? Ignore air resistance. Edge 30° Vo (not to scale) -60 m- 140 m

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Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems

5th Edition

ISBN:9780534408961

Author:Stephen T. Thornton, Jerry B. Marion

Publisher:Stephen T. Thornton, Jerry B. Marion

Chapter10: Motion In A Noninertial Reference Frame

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 10.18P

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