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A plane flying at an altitude of 33,000 feet at a speed of 630 miles per hour releases a bomb. Find the tangential and normal components of acceleration acting on the bomb.

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Ignoring air resistance . . .

After the bomb is released, tangential (horizontal) acceleration is zero,, normal (vertical) acceleration is 9.8 m/s^2 down (gravity).

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