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A bicyclist moving at a constant speed takes 10.0 seconds to travel 500 meters down a path inclined 30.0° downward from the horizontal. What is the vertical velocity of this motion?

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Answer:

C. 25.0 meters/second

Step-by-step explanation:

User Justin Levene
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Inclined Component of the bicyclist's velocity:
Vi = 500/10 = 50 m/s

Vertical Component of the bicyclist's velocity:
(This is simply the cosine of the Vc)
Vv = 50Sin30 = 25 m/s

The vertical velocity is 25 meters per second.
User Rishabh Singh
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