Galileo wanted to release a wooden ball and

an iron ball from a height of 150 meters and

measure the duration of their fall.

He found a plane with an incline of 15° that

he could climb until he gets to an altitude of

150 m.

How far should Galileo walk up the inclined

plane?

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Caitlin Meyers

21 February, 03:13

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Deborah Haney · Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

150/x=sin 15

x=150:sin 15≈579.56 m

Galileo wanted to release a wooden ball andan iron ball from a height of 150 meters andmeasure the duration of their fall.He found a plane with an incline of 15° thathe could climb until he gets to an altitude of150 m.How far should Galileo walk up the inclinedplane?