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Snowballs are thrown with a speed of 19 m/s from a roof 7.0 m above the ground. snowball a is thrown straight downward; snowball b is thrown in a direction 35 ∘ above the horizontal.

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Final answer:

Snowball A moves horizontally and snowball B moves at an angle of 35 degrees above the horizontal.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the direction of motion of the snowballs just before they land, we need to analyze the horizontal and vertical components of their velocities.

Snowball A is thrown horizontally, so its velocity in the horizontal direction remains constant throughout its motion. The vertical component of its velocity is zero.

The angle at which snowball B is hurled is 35 degrees above horizontal. We can use trigonometry to determine the vertical component of its velocity. The vertical component is given by: v_vertical = v initial * sin(theta), where v_initial is the initial speed of the snowball and theta is the angle of its trajectory.

Therefore, the direction of motion of snowball A is horizontal, while the direction of motion of snowball B is at an angle of 35 degrees above the horizontal.

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