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Recall that the flight of a projectile can be modeled with the parametric equations:
,
where t is in seconds, νo is the initial velocity, θ is the angle with the horizontal, and x and y are in feet.
A missile is fired from a ship at an angle of 56°, an initial height of 18 feet above the water's surface, and at a speed of 4430 feet per second. Will it be able to hit a target that is 2.4 miles away?
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