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NO LINKS! What are the definitions of initial horizontal velocity and initial vertical velocity? Please help! This like is my 10th time asking this question because many people have been scamming me.

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Step-by-step explanation:

Initial horizontal velocity

If a projectile is launched at an angle to the horizontal, then the initial velocity of the projectile has both a horizontal and a vertical component. The horizontal velocity component (vx) describes the influence of the velocity in displacing the projectile horizontally.

The initial horizontal velocity can also be determined by measuring the diameter d of the ball and dividing by the time t that it takes for the ball to move across the photogate. That is Vo = d/t.

Initial vertical velocity

Vertical velocity refers to the speed of an object's movement in a vertical direction.The initial vertical velocity is the vertical component of the initial velocity: v 0 y = v 0 sin θ 0 = ( 30.0 m / s ) sin 45 ° = 21.2 m / s .

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