University Physics Volume 1
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Author: William Moebs, Samuel J. Ling, Jeff Sanny
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Chapter 4, Problem 52P
Mt. Asama, Japan, is an active volcano. In 2009, an eruption threw solid volcanic rocks that landed 1 km horizontally from the crater. If the volcanic rocks were launched at an angle of
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