You look directly overhead an
x(uo,rr6u uj,+qd z 8j.ukyku :ql2b2d see a plane exactly 1.5 km above the ground flying faster than the speed of sound. By the time you hear the sonic boom, the plane has traveled a horizontal
l zk:odu u82,r (uq2 byx,qu+j.r 6kuj 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