4. An artillery shell is fired with an initial velocity of 250 m/s at 60.0° above the horizontal to start an avalanche on a mountain slope. It explodes on the mountainside 62.0 s after firing. What are the x and y coordinates of the shell where it explodes, relative to its firing point?

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4. An artillery shell is fired with an initial velocity of 250 m/s at 60.0° above the horizontal to
start an avalanche on a mountain slope. It explodes on the mountainside 62.0 s after firing. What
are the x and y coordinates of the shell where it explodes, relative to its firing point?
Transcribed Image Text:4. An artillery shell is fired with an initial velocity of 250 m/s at 60.0° above the horizontal to start an avalanche on a mountain slope. It explodes on the mountainside 62.0 s after firing. What are the x and y coordinates of the shell where it explodes, relative to its firing point?
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