An aerialist on a high platform holds onto a trapeze attached to a support by an 8.9−m cord. (See the drawing.) Just before he jumps off the platform, the cord makes an angle of 45∘ with the vertical. He jumps, swings down, then back up, releasing the trapeze at the instant it is 0.79 m below its initial height. Calculate the angle θ that the trapeze cord makes with the vertical at this instant.

An aerialist on a high platform holds onto a trapeze attached to a support by an 8.9−m cord. (See the drawing.) Just before he jumps off the platform, the cord makes an angle of 45∘ with the vertical. He jumps, swings down, then back up, releasing the trapeze at the instant it is 0.79 m below its initial height. Calculate the angle θ that the trapeze cord makes with the vertical at this instant.

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An aerialist on a high platform holds onto a trapeze attached to a support by an 8.9 m cord. (See the drawing.) Just before he jumps off the platform, the cord makes an angle of 45 with the vertical. He jumps, swings down, then back up, releasing the trapeze at the instant it is 0.79 m below its initial height. Calculate the angle θ that the trapeze cord makes with the vertical at this instant.

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