10. Conservation of Energy
Solving Projectile Motion Using Energy
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Problem 8.40a
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Textbook Question(III) Early test flights for the space shuttle used a “glider” (mass of 980 kg including pilot). After a horizontal launch at 480 km/h at a height of 3200 m, the glider eventually landed at sea level with a speed of 210 km/h.
(a) What would its landing speed have been in the absence of air resistance?
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