A rock is launched with an initial velocity of 10 m/s at an angle of 45 degrees above the horizontal.  What is the horizontal component of its velocity?

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A hot air balloon travels 60 degrees north of east at 2 km/hr . In 2 hours time how far eastward and northward will the balloon have traveled?  

 A rock is launched with an initial velocity of 10 m/s at an angle of 45 degrees above the horizontal.  What is the horizontal component of its velocity? 

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Initial velocity of the rock launched, u = 10 m/s

Angle with the horizontal, ø = 45o

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