A well-engineered ski jump is less dangerous than itlooks because skiers hit the

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A well-engineered ski jump is less dangerous than itlooks because skiers hit the ground with very small velocitycomponents perpendicular to the ground. Skiers leave the Olympicski jump in Lake Placid, New York, at 28m/s at an angle of 9.5below the horizontal. Their landing zone is a horizontal distanceof 55 from the end of the jump. The ground at that point iscontoured so skiers' trajectories make an angle of only 3.0 withthe ground on landing.


What is the slope of the ground in the landing zone? A well-engineered ski jump is less dangerous than itlooks because skiers hit the ground with very small velocitycomponents perpendicular to the ground. Skiers leave the Olympicski jump in Lake Placid, New York, at 28m/s at an angle of 9.5below the horizontal. Their landing zone is a horizontal distanceof 55 from the end of the jump. The ground at that point iscontoured so skiers' trajectories make an angle of only 3.0 withthe ground on landing.


What is the slope of the ground in the landing zone?

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My book says the answer is 38 degrees below the x-axis but Idon't know how to get the answer

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