You look directly overhead and see a plane
y b; m: gzj dc.:la3ktts3o74q exactly 1.5 km above the ground flying faster than the speed of sound. By the time you hear the sonic boom, the pl
;ayg.7:bcl sd:mto4q33tj kzane has traveled a horizontal distance of 2.0 km. See 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