document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=942803>Question 942803</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An airplane has a gun that fires bullets straight ahead at the speed of 600 miles per hour when <BR>\n" );
document.write( "tested on the ground while the plane is stationary. The plane takes off and flies east at 600 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "miles per hour. Explain whether each of the following is possible for the pilot to measure: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "a. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "When fired directly ahead the bullets move eastward at a speed of 1200 miles per <BR>\n" );
document.write( "hour <BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "When fired in the opposite direction (by turning the gun westward, but not the <BR>\n" );
document.write( "plane), the bullets drop vertically downward <BR>\n" );
document.write( "c. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "If fired vertically downward (by turning the gun downward, but not the plane), the <BR>\n" );
document.write( "bullets move eastward at 600 miles per hour while they fall.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Plz help!  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #574777 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><B>Alan3354(69443)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Alan3354><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=574777\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An airplane has a gun that fires bullets straight ahead at the speed of 600 miles per hour when <BR>\n" );
document.write( "tested on the ground while the plane is stationary. The plane takes off and flies east at 600 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "miles per hour. Explain whether each of the following is possible for the pilot to measure: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "a. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "When fired directly ahead the bullets move eastward at a speed of 1200 miles per <BR>\n" );
document.write( "hour <BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "When fired in the opposite direction (by turning the gun westward, but not the <BR>\n" );
document.write( "plane), the bullets drop vertically downward <BR>\n" );
document.write( "c. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "If fired vertically downward (by turning the gun downward, but not the plane), the <BR>\n" );
document.write( "bullets move eastward at 600 miles per hour while they fall.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "All the statements are true.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Whether the pilot can measure them cannot be determined, tho.<BR>\n" );
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