You look directly overhead and see a plane ex
v *6iac:/,gw4 hlyqody;sr,cactly 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
hr6 y l,/das c:gcw;o*y ,q4iva 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