A cannonball is fired from the horizontal ground with an initial velocity of magnitude vo at an angle of 50.0° above the ground. If the ball is in air for 8.00s, what is the magnitude of the ball's velocity just before it strikes the ground? Air resistance can be neglected.

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A cannonball is fired from the horizontal ground with an initial velocity of magnitude vo at an
angle of 50.0° above the ground. If the ball is in air for 8.00s, what is the magnitude of the
ball's velocity just before it strikes the ground? Air resistance can be neglected.
a. 64.0m/s
O b. 38.3m/s
O c. 32.0m/s
O d. 51.2m/s
e. 72.0m/s
Transcribed Image Text:A cannonball is fired from the horizontal ground with an initial velocity of magnitude vo at an angle of 50.0° above the ground. If the ball is in air for 8.00s, what is the magnitude of the ball's velocity just before it strikes the ground? Air resistance can be neglected. a. 64.0m/s O b. 38.3m/s O c. 32.0m/s O d. 51.2m/s e. 72.0m/s
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