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📅 MIT Science Bowl Invitational 2020🎓 HS🔄 Round 6#️⃣ Question 15🌟 BONUS📝 Multiple Choice

Allen is waiting for the bus as he suddenly hears a sonic boom from a plane flying. The sonic boom arrives from an angle of approximately 37 degrees above the ground. Given that the speed of sound is 343 meters per second, what is the approximate speed of the plane, in meters per second?

W) 340
X) 430
Y) 570
Z) 660
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