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Opus in profectus

Shock Waves

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Problems

practice

  1. Write something.
  2. Write something else.
  3. Write something different.
  4. Write something completely different.

conceptual

  1. If you encounter a sonic boom, is this evidence that an aircraft of some sort has just exceeded the speed of sound?

numerical

  1. Which is faster?
    1. Which of these airplanes is moving faster? (Source: NASA)
    2. Which of these bullets is moving faster? (Source: Left, Andrew Davidhazy; Right, Unknown)
    3. Rank all four objects from fastest to slowest.