And I am posting this here because I figure that a lot of Asians will be smart enough to understand it. :[
"An airplane flying faster than sound sends out waves that form a cone. The cone intersects the ground to form a hyperbola. As this hyperbola passes over a particular point on the ground, a sonic boom is heard at that point. If θ is the angle at the vertex of the cone, then sin(θ/2) = 1/m where m is mach number for the speed of the plane. The mach number is the ratio of the speed of the plane and the speed of sound. Find θ if m = 3/2"
I don't want the answer, just someone please explain to me how to solve it? Thanks...
Edit: By plugging it in and using half-angle identities, I think I understand this... but what's the significance of the word part? Major confusiion....
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