Wt. No. Cadet 0 3. An artillery unit is conducting a fire mission on an enemy observation post located a horizontal distance of 8.72 km away from the firing position. The unit fires a shell with a speed of 243 m/s oriented at an angle of 17.8° above the horizontal. (25) (25) a. Assume that the shell hits the target and that air resistance is negligible. Calculate the time it takes the shell to reach the target. 1 b. Assume your answer from part a. was t = 38.3 s. Calculate the vertical displacement of the shell from the firing position to where the shell strikes the target.

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Cadet
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3. An artillery unit is conducting a fire mission on an enemy observation post located a
horizontal distance of 8.72 km away from the firing position. The unit fires a shell
with a speed of 243 m/s oriented at an angle of 17.8° above the horizontal,
(25)
(25)
PH2052 D
a. Assume that the shell hits the target and that air resistance is negligible.
Calculate the time it takes the shell to reach the target.
b.
Assume your answer from part a. was t = 38.3 s. Calculate the vertical
displacement of the shell from the firing position to where the shell strikes the
target.
Transcribed Image Text:Wt. No. Cadet 90 3. An artillery unit is conducting a fire mission on an enemy observation post located a horizontal distance of 8.72 km away from the firing position. The unit fires a shell with a speed of 243 m/s oriented at an angle of 17.8° above the horizontal, (25) (25) PH2052 D a. Assume that the shell hits the target and that air resistance is negligible. Calculate the time it takes the shell to reach the target. b. Assume your answer from part a. was t = 38.3 s. Calculate the vertical displacement of the shell from the firing position to where the shell strikes the target.
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