Imagine that you are in a car that is traveling up a bridge that is inclined...

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Imagine that you are in a car that is traveling up a bridge thatis inclined at an angle of 4.0 degrees from the horizontal. Thecar's speed is 35.0 mi/hr (15.65 m/s). At timet = 0 you open your window and illegally drop a soda canfrom your rest frame over the edge of the bridge. Your height aboveground level is 36.0 m.

1. How far does the can travel horizontally beforehitting the ground? Neglect air resistance.
2. At what angle does the can strike the ground (in degrees)? Thisis the angle which the can's velocity vector makes with thehorizontal just before hitting the ground.
3. What is the speed of the can just before it hits the ground?

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