Essential University Physics (3rd Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134202709
Author: Richard Wolfson
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 3, Problem 78P
In a conversion from military to peacetime use, a missile with maximum horizontal range 180 km is being adapted for studying Earth’s upper atmosphere. What is the maximum altitude it can achieve if launched vertically?
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