1. Volcanic Eruption

A 4,200 m tall volcano is erupting, and hot lava is spewing up into the air! Unfortunately, there is a city of people 1,600 m from the near edge of the volcano, as shown in the figure below. One particular spew launches a rock at a 30 angle above horizontal at 250 m/s. Will the townspeople be hit by this spew?

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4,200 m 30 Picture not drawn to scale 1,600 m 15,000 m 4,200 m 30 Picture not drawn to scale 1,600 m 15,000 m

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To determine if the townpeople will be hit by the spew we need to calculate the horizontal distance ... View the full answer