In 1996, President Bill Clinton fired 42 cruise missiles ($1.5 million dollars each) into Taliban training camps in Afghanistan. The missiles fired from US ballistic missile submarines sailing in the Persian Gulf resulted was 14 dead goats and 2 seriously injured camels. Missile velocity flight data vs. time in minutes for the 3rd missile is shown below.

1. Use MS Excel and both Simpson's Rule and Trapezoidal Rule to determine the total distance traveled (within 100 meters) by missile 3.

2. Determine the maximum acceleration experienced by missile 3 during its flight (excluding impact).

Provide a professional, word processed document detailing your findings.

Carefully explain your solution methods and show all work with supporting documentation. Include a CD containing your Excel solution files.

A file of the complete 125 minute flight data must be download from: http://www.markeredwards.com.
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