A descent vehicle landing on the moon has a vertical velocity toward the surface of the moon of 29.6 m/s. At the same time, it h

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A descent vehicle landing on the moon has a vertical velocity toward the surface of the moon of 29.6 m/s. At the same time, it h

as a horizontal velocity of 54.8 m/s. At what speed does the vehicle move along its descent path?

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inessss [21] · Answer 1 · 2022-06-09T03:08:57+03:00

inessss [21]3 years ago

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If the vertical component is 29.6 m/s down, and the horizontal component
is 54.8 m/s parallel to the surface, then the magnitude of the slanty vector is

√(29.6² + 54.8²) = √(876.16 + 3003.04) = √3879.2 = 62.28 m/s .

That's 139 mph ! Wow !