A cheetah is running at a speed of 21.0 m/s in a direction of 50° north of west. Find the components of the cheetah's velocity along the following directions. (a) the velocity component due north m/s (b) the velocity component due west m/s

A cheetah is running at a speed of 21.0 m/s in a direction of 50° north of west. Find the components of the cheetah's velocity along the following directions. (a) the velocity component due north m/s (b) the velocity component due west m/s

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A cheetah is running at a speed of 21.0 m/s in a direction of 50° north of west. Find the components of the cheetah's velocity along the following directions.
(a) the velocity component due north
m/s
(b) the velocity component due west
m/s

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