A Ball Is Thrown with an Initial Velocity of 20

question 112

Multiple Choice

A ball is thrown with an initial velocity of 20 m/s at an angle of above the horizontal. If we can neglect air resistance, what is the horizontal component of its instantaneous velocity at the exact
Top of its trajectory?

• A) 10 m/s
• B) 20 m/s
• C) 17 m/s
• D) zero

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