What is the speed of the jet at point B based on the given information?

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In summary, the conversation is about finding the speed of a jet at point B, assuming it has a constant acceleration, given its initial speed at point A and the temperature of the air. The key steps to solving this problem include using the speed of sound and the time taken to calculate the distance the sound travels from point A to the observer, and using the jet's initial and final velocity and time to calculate the distance it travels from A to B. The formula for a right angle triangle can be used to solve for the jet's speed at point B.
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A jet is flying horizontally, as the drawing shows. When the plane is directly overhead at B, a person on the ground hears the sound coming from A in the drawing. The average temperature of the air is 20 °C. If the speed of the plane at A is 164 m/s, what is its speed at B, assuming that it has a constant acceleration?

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You need the speed of sound to do this. I assume you know this from the temperature.
Write down the formula for the distance the sound travels from point A to the observer in terms of the speed of sound and the time taken, t.
Write down the formula for the distance the plane travels from A to B in terms of its initial and final velocity, and time t.
You have a right angle triangle and a formula for two of the sides and you know one of the angles.
 

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