An arrow is shot into the air at an elevation angle of 25 degrees. If its projection velocity is 55 m/s. What is the vertical component of its initial velocity? What is its horizontal component?
1 Answer
Jul 4, 2015
Vertical component: 23 m/s
Horizontal component: 50. m/s
Explanation:
For a given launch angle
In your case, the two components of the initial speed will be
and
Both values are rounded to two sig figs, the number of sig figs you gave for the arrow's initial velocity.