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A catapult launches a rocket at an angle of 49.6° above the horizontal with an initial...

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A catapult launches a rocket at an angle of 49.6° above thehorizontal with an initial speed of 112 m/s. The rocket engineimmediately starts a burn, and for 3.58 s the rocket moves alongits initial line of motion with an acceleration of 32.5m/s2. Then its engine fails, and the rocket proceeds tomove in free-fall.

(a) Find the maximum altitude reached by the rocket.
m
(b) Find its total time of flight.
s
(c) Find its horizontal range.
m

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angle oflaunch 496Vi initial speed of rocket 112 msa acceleration 325 ms2t time 358 secDistance covered by the rocket is given asy Vi t 05 at2y 112 358 05 325 3582 60923 mheight gained before engine fails H1 y Sin496 60923    See Answer
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