Question

A submarine dives at an angle of 30.0o with the horizontal and follows a straight-line path for a total distance of 50.0 m. What distance is the submarine below the surface of the water?

Answer 1

25 m

Step-by-step explanation:

The submarine dives at angle of 30 degree with the horizontal . It has travelled 50 m at this angle . So , it will have both 25 horizontal as well as vertical displacement below the surface .

vertical displacement below the surface = vertical component of displacement of 50 m

= 50 sin30

= 25 m .

Depth of submarine below the surface = 25 m.