A gun with a muzzle velocity of 860 ft/sec is fired at an angle of 5° above the horizontal. Find the horizontal and vertical components of the velocity.   The horizontal component of the velocity is______ft/sec. ​(Round to the nearest​ integer.)

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A gun with a muzzle velocity of 860 ft/sec is fired at an angle of 5° above the horizontal. Find the horizontal and vertical components of the velocity.

 

The horizontal component of the velocity is______ft/sec. ​(Round to the nearest​ integer.)

 

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