A baseball is thrown at an angle of 40.0° above the horizontal. The horizontal component of the baseball’s initial velocity is 12.0 meters per second. What is the magnitude of the ball’s initial velocity?   15.7 m/s                         18.7 m/s   9.20 m/s                             7.71 m/s

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A baseball is thrown at an angle of 40.0° above the horizontal. The horizontal component of the baseball’s initial velocity is 12.0 meters per second. What is the magnitude of the ball’s initial velocity?

 
  1. 15.7 m/s                      

     
  2. 18.7 m/s

     
  3. 9.20 m/s                          

     
  4. 7.71 m/s             

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