When an airplane flies faster than the speed of sound, the sound waves that are formed take on a cone shape, and where the cone hits the ground, a sonic boom is heard. If

is the angle of the vertex of the cone, then
sin

where V is the speed of the plane and M is the mach number, then what is the mach number if the plane is flying at 891 m/sec.?
mach number is __________ .

Question

When an airplane flies faster than the speed of sound, the sound waves that are formed take on a cone shape, and where the cone hits the ground, a sonic boom is heard. If 
  
is the angle of the vertex of the cone, then
sin
  
where V is the speed of the plane and M is the mach number, then what is the mach number if the plane is flying at 891 m/sec.?
mach number is __________ .

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The Answer of When an airplane flies faster than the speed of sound, the sound waves that are formed take on a cone shape, and where the cone hits the ground, a sonic boom is heard. If 
  
is the angle of the vertex of the cone, then
sin
  
where V is the speed of the plane and M is the mach number, then what is the mach number if the plane is flying at 891 m/sec.?
mach number is __________ .

When an Airplane Flies Faster Than the Speed of Sound