You look directly overhead and see a plane exactly 1.5 km above the ground f
rfx i(v+nvifly./ b ;m1 1v(tclying faster than the speed of sound. By the time you hear the sonic boom, the plane has traveled a horizontal distance of 2.0 km. See
m ( nr1vfv;tfxc /vi1(+i. bly Fig. 12–34. Determine
(a) the angle of the shock cone, $\theta$
$^{\circ} $
(b) the speed of the plane (the Mach number). Assume the speed of sound is 330 m/s