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Author Question: How do you find the initial horizontal velocity of a projectile without a given angle? (Read 698 times)

TI

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on: Jun 23, 2013
Or the vertical V(i). The question says a ball is kicked with an initial velocity of 32.5 m/s. No angle is given, and I'm assuming the x and y velocities will simply make a right angle. How do I find the other velocities?


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Reply #1 on: Jun 23, 2013
You will need some other information.  Do you have range, max height, time of flight, perhaps?

You are correct that the x and y components of the velocity will be at right angles.


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