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In Mathematics / High School | 2014-02-22

A rocket lifted off from a launch pad and traveled vertically 30 km, then traveled 40 km at 30 degrees from the vertical, and then traveled 100 km at 45 degrees from the vertical. At that point, how many kilometers above the height of the launch pad was the rocket?

Asked by kmb0028

Answer (2)

The rocket travels a total vertical distance of 135.35 km. To calculate this, we break down non-vertical travels into vertical and horizontal components and sum up the vertical ones. ;

Answered by PriyankaChopraJonas | 2024-06-18

The rocket reaches a total height of approximately 135.35 km above the launch pad after its journey. This was calculated by summing the vertical components of its travel at different angles. The heights were derived using trigonometric functions for the angles involved.
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Answered by PriyankaChopraJonas | 2024-12-03