From the edge of the roof of a 40 m high building an object is thrown with a speed v0 = 70 m / s and a throw angle with respect to the horizontal of 55 °. Determine: a) The horizontal and vertical components of the initial velocity. b) The distance from the base of the building at which the object will fall to the ground c) The time the object is in the air from when it is thrown until it reaches the ground. d) The maximum height that the object will reach above the ground. e) The velocity v of the object at the moment it hits the ground. f) The angle a with respect to the vertical with which the object reaches the ground.

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From the edge of the roof of a 40 m high building an object is thrown with a speed v0 = 70 m / s and a throw angle with respect to the horizontal of 55 °. Determine:

a) The horizontal and vertical components of the initial velocity.

b) The distance from the base of the building at which the object will fall to the ground

c) The time the object is in the air from when it is thrown until it reaches the ground.

d) The maximum height that the object will reach above the ground.

e) The velocity v of the object at the moment it hits the ground.

f) The angle a with respect to the vertical with which the object reaches the ground.

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