A Stone Is Thrown with an Initial Speed of 15 $\degree$

question 46

Multiple Choice

A stone is thrown with an initial speed of 15 m/s at an angle of 53 $\degree$ above the horizontal from the top of a 40-m building. If g = 9.8 m/s² and air resistance is negligible, what is the magnitude of the horizontal displacement of the rock?

• A) 30 m
• B) 39 m
• C) 66 m
• D) 90 m

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Guthrie

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