3. During volcanic eruptions, chunks of solid rock can be blasted out of the volcano; these...
N9M.9 During volcanic eruptions, chunks of solid rock can be blasted out of a volcano: these projectiles are called volcanic blocks. Imagine that during an eruption of Mount St. Helens (a volcano in Washington state) a block lands near an observing station that is located 2.5 km east of and 900 m below the summit. Assume that air drag is negli- gible and that the block was ejected from the summit at a 35 angle from the horizontal. Find (a)...