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.

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.

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Chapter4: Motion In Two And Three Dimensions

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Does the skier clear the 60 m gorge

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
60 m
(not to scale)
140 m

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