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4 At a certain instant a projectile has a horizontal velocity

of 6 m/s and a vertical velocity of 8 m/s.
a
Calculate the resultant velocity of the projectile at
that instant.
Check your answer to a by a graphical method.

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Answer:

10 m/s

Step-by-step explanation:

Use Pythagorean theorem

resultant^2 = 6 ^2 + 8^2

resultant = 10 m/s

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