A child accidentally dropped a 0.500kg plate to the floor. The plate broke into three pieces: a 0.200 kg piece moves in the +y-direction with a speed of 1.2 m/s and 0.080 kg piece in the +x-direction at a speed of 1.6m/s. Find  the horizontal and vertical components of its velocity

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A child accidentally dropped a 0.500kg plate to the floor. The plate broke into three pieces: a 0.200 kg piece moves in the +y-direction with a speed of 1.2 m/s and 0.080 kg piece in the +x-direction at a speed of 1.6m/s. Find  the horizontal and vertical components of its velocity.

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