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OS-UP-4-57 · OpenStax University Physics Volume 1

Projectile Motion (Problem 57)

In 1999, Robbie Knievel was the first to jump the Grand Canyon on a motorcycle. At a narrow part of the canyon (69.0 m wide) and traveling 35.8 m/s off the takeoff ramp, he reached the other side. What was his launch angle?