Trying to escape his pursuers, a secret agent skis off a slope inclined at 30° below the horizontal at 53 km/h. To survive and land on the snow 100 m below, he must clear a gorge 53 m wide. Does he make it? Ignore air resistance. 30° m Vo -53 m- (not to scale) 100 m OYes O No If so, by how much does the agent safely make the landing? If not, by how much does the agent miss the landing? (Enter the magnitude in meters.)

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Trying to escape his pursuers, a secret agent skis off a slope inclined at 30° below the horizontal at 53 km/h. To survive and land on the snow 100 m below, he must clear a gorge 53 m wide. Does he make
it? Ignore air resistance.
30°
m
Vo
53 m
(not to scale)
100 m
Yes
O No
If so, by how much does the agent safely make the landing? If not, by how much does the agent miss the landing? (Enter the magnitude In meters.)
Transcribed Image Text:Trying to escape his pursuers, a secret agent skis off a slope inclined at 30° below the horizontal at 53 km/h. To survive and land on the snow 100 m below, he must clear a gorge 53 m wide. Does he make it? Ignore air resistance. 30° m Vo 53 m (not to scale) 100 m Yes O No If so, by how much does the agent safely make the landing? If not, by how much does the agent miss the landing? (Enter the magnitude In meters.)
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