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A boy throws a rock with an initial horizontal velocity of 17.0 m/s and an initial vertical velocity of 21.0 m/s. How high above the boy's hand is the rock after 2.8 s?

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Answer:

53.2

Step-by-step explanation:

You can use the kinematic equation: displacement of x = (initial velocity + final velocity)*t/2

Subsititing: 17+21 = 38 * 2.8/2 = 53.2

Note: Displacement = distance between the 2 points

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