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Please help me answer this question if you know Precalculus.

Please help me answer this question if you know Precalculus.-example-1
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check the picture below

make sure your calculator is in Degree mode
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The horizontal component is the velocity times the cosine of the angle. This is equal to
17.1 \cos 45.6^\circ = 12.0 feet per second.

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