A supersonic aircraft is flying parallel to the ground. When the aircraft is directly overhead, an observer sees a rocket fired from the aircraft. Ten seconds later the observer hears the sonic boom, followed 2.80 s later by the sound of the rocket engine. What is the Mach number of the...
I have two problems, the second of which I think I might be solving right. The web program we use to do our homework isn't accepting my answer. It might be the program's fault, but I'm not sure, so I'd like to check.
Here's my first problem:
Damping is negligible for a 0.131-kg object...