A cat leaps to try to catch a bird. If the cat's jump was at an angle 81.9 degree above the horizontal and its initial velocity was 20.3 m/s. What is the highest point of its trajectory (in unit of meters)? You should neglect air resistance and use g = 9.8 m/s?.

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A cat leaps to try to catch a bird. If the cat's jump was at an angle 81.9 degree above the horizontal and its initial velocity was 20.3 m/s. What is the highest point of
its trajectory (in unit of meters)? You should neglect air resistance and use g = 9.8 m/s?.
Transcribed Image Text:A cat leaps to try to catch a bird. If the cat's jump was at an angle 81.9 degree above the horizontal and its initial velocity was 20.3 m/s. What is the highest point of its trajectory (in unit of meters)? You should neglect air resistance and use g = 9.8 m/s?.
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