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Imagine that you are in a car that is traveling up a bridge that is inclined at an angle of 4.0 degrees from the horizontal. The car's speed is 35.0 mi/hr (15.65 m/s). At time t = 0 you open your window and illegally drop a soda can from your rest frame over the edge of the bridge. Your height above ground level is 36.0 m.
1. How far does the can travel horizontally before
hitting the ground? Neglect air resistance.
2. At what angle does the can strike the ground (in degrees)? This
is the angle which the can's velocity vector makes with the
horizontal just before hitting the ground.
3. What is the speed of the can just before it hits the ground?