A diver springs upward from a board that is 4.00 m above the water. At the instant she contacts the water her speed is 13.3 m/s and her body makes an angle of 84.0 ° with respect to the horizontal surface of the water. Determine her initial velocity, both (a) magnitude and (b) direction.

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A diver springs upward from a board that is 4.00 m above the water. At the instant she contacts the water her speed is 13.3 m/s and her body makes an angle of 84.0 ° with respect to the horizontal surface of the water. Determine her initial velocity, both (a) magnitude and (b) direction.

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