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OpenStudy (anonymous):

a quarterback throws a football with angle of elevation 40degrees and speed 60ft/s. Find the horizontal and vertical components of the velocity vector

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Not sure what I need to do from here

OpenStudy (anonymous):

use trig. 60 ft/s is hypotenuse Vh is adjacent side Vv is opposite side

OpenStudy (anonymous):

does that help?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I tried that and I am not getting the correct answer

OpenStudy (anonymous):

sin(40) = Vh/60 find Vh cos(40) = Vv/60 find Vv

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes, I did the first step but forgot to do the Pythagorean theorem. I now have the correct answer. Thank you for your help

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