A fireworks show is choreographed to have two shells cross paths at a height of 177 feet and explode at an apex of 222 feet under normal weather conditions. If the shells have a launch angle 8 = 54° above the horizontal, determine the common launch speed vo for the shells, the separation distance d between the launch points A and B, and the time t from launch at which the shells explode. 45 177

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A fireworks show is choreographed to have two shells cross paths at a height of 177 feet and explode at an apex of 222
feet under normal weather conditions. If the shells have a launch angle 8 = 54° above the horizontal, determine the
common launch speed vo for the shells, the separation distance d between the launch points A and B, and the time t
from launch at which the shells explode.
45
177
Part 1
Determine the common launch speed vo for the shells.
45
177'
Answer: vo =
ft/sec
Transcribed Image Text:A fireworks show is choreographed to have two shells cross paths at a height of 177 feet and explode at an apex of 222 feet under normal weather conditions. If the shells have a launch angle 8 = 54° above the horizontal, determine the common launch speed vo for the shells, the separation distance d between the launch points A and B, and the time t from launch at which the shells explode. 45 177 Part 1 Determine the common launch speed vo for the shells. 45 177' Answer: vo = ft/sec
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