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The mass of a particular eagle is twice that of a hunted pigeon. Suppose the pigeon is flying north at vi,2=16.3 m/s when the eagle swoops down, grabs the pigeon, and flies off. At the instant right before the attack, the eagle is flying toward the pigeon at an angle θ=51.5 below the horizontal and a speed of vi,1=37.5m/s
What is the speed of the eagle immediately after it catches its prey?
What is the magnitude of the angle, measured from horizontal, at which the eagle is flying immediately after the strike?