A descent vehicle landing on the moon has a vertical velocity toward the surface of the moon of 29 m/s. At the same time , it has a horizontal velocity of 52.9m/s. At what speed does the vehicle move along its descent path?answer in m/s At what angle with the vertical it its path? answer in degrees

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A descent vehicle landing on the moon has a vertical velocity toward the surface of the moon of 29 m/s. At the same time , it has a horizontal velocity of 52.9m/s.
At what speed does the vehicle move along its descent path?answer in m/s
At what angle with the vertical it its path? answer in degrees

 

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