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7 An outfielder throws a baseball toward the infield at an angle of 25 degrees to the horizontal. The initial velocity of the throw is 12 m/s. Find the horizontal and vertical velocity components

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The horizontal and vertical components of the ball's velocity vector are, respectively,


v_x=\left(12(\rm m)/(\rm s)\right)\cos25^\circ\approx10.9(\rm m)/(\rm s)

and


v_y=\left(12(\rm m)/(\rm s)\right)\sin25^\circ\approx5.07(\rm m)/(\rm s)

(I've rounded to 3 significant digits just because...)

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