A student stands at the edge of a cliff and throws a stone horizontally over the edge with a speed of v0 = 18.5 m/s. The cliff is h = 20.0 m above a flat, horizontal beach as shown in the figure. What are the components of the initial velocity? v0x =  ____m/s v0y =  ____m/s

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1b. A student stands at the edge of a cliff and throws a stone horizontally over the edge with a speed of v0 = 18.5 m/s. The cliff is h = 20.0 m above a flat, horizontal beach as shown in the figure.

What are the components of the initial velocity?

v0x =  ____m/s
v0y =  ____m/s
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