Question

A rocket ascends at an angle of 60.0˚ with the horizontal. After 1.00 min it is directly over a point that is a horizontal distance of 12.0 km from the launch point. Find the speed of the rocket.

Answer 1

since cos 60.0˚ = 1/2, it has gone 24 km.

24km/1min = 24 km/min

Answer 2

360