The Zucchini family was renowned for their human cannonball act in which a family member was shot

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The Zucchini family was renowned for their human cannonball act in which a family member was shot from a cannon using either elastic bands or compressed air. In one version of the act, Emanuel Zucchini was shot over three Ferris wheels to land in a net at the same height as the open end of the cannon and at a range of 69 m. He was propelled inside the barrel for 5.2 m and launched at an angle of 53o. If his mass was 85kg and he underwent constant acceleration inside the barrel, what was the magnitude of the force propelling him?

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Fundamentals of Physics

ISBN: 978-0471758013

8th Extended edition

Authors: Jearl Walker, Halliday Resnick

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