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Homework Statement
When the Sun is directly overhead, a hawk
dives toward the ground at a speed of
6.04 m/s.
If the direction of his motion is at an angle
of 74.1 below the horizontal, calculate the
speed of his shadow along the ground.
Answer in units of m/s.
Homework Equations
My equation I used was
X(hypotenuse) = 6.04m/s / sin(74.1)
The Attempt at a Solution
My answer was 6.28 m/s, by trying to solve this problem via treating the answer as a hypotenuse between the known downward speed and the horizontal