Question

14. A rocket travels straight up from a point, A, on Earth
When it reaches B, it turns through an angle of 45° as shown
The distance from A to B is 50 km.
45B
70 km
50 km
When the rocket reaches a total height of 70 km, it runs out of fuel,
stops and falls straight back down to Earth
How far from A does the rocket land?

Answer 1

Answer:

The space shuttle blasts off straight up from Cape Canaveral with a small rocket booster attached to it. When it reaches a height of 3.5 km, it has a velocity of 200.0 m/s. At this point, the booster detaches from the space shuttle. a) What is the maximum height of the booster rocket? b) How fast is it going once it falls back down into the ocean