Question

A ball is thrown at a velocity of 12ms at an angle of 32o from the horizontal. What are the ball's horizontal and vertical velocities?

Answer 1

Ball's horizontal velocity is 10.18 m/s and vertical velocity is 6.36 m/s

Explanation:

Velocity of ball, v = 12 m/s

Angle of velocity with horizontal, θ = 32°

Horizontal velocity = v cos θ

Horizontal velocity = 12 x  cos 32

Horizontal velocity  = 10.18 m/s

Vertical velocity = v sin θ

Vertical velocity = 12 x  sin 32

Vertical velocity  = 6.36 m/s

Ball's horizontal velocity is 10.18 m/s and vertical velocity is 6.36 m/s