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An athlete kicks a soccer ball with a velocity of 24.2 m/s at a 26 degree angle from the ground.

Find the horizontal component of the starting velocity. (Vx)

Answer: I got was 23.71 or if you round it it'd be 23.72 but it still says that I'm wrong

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Answer:

The horizontal component is 18 cos(35) = 14.745 m/s

The vertical component is 18 sin(35) = 10.324 m/s

Step-by-step explanation:

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