A Skier Leaves a Ski Jump with a Horizontal Velocity

question 55

Multiple Choice

A skier leaves a ski jump with a horizontal velocity of 29.4 m/s. The instant before she lands three seconds later, the magnitudes of the horizontal and vertical components of her velocity are:

• A) 0; 29.4 m/s.
• B) 29.4 m/s; 0.
• C) 29.4 m/s; 29.4 m/s.
• D) 29.4 m/s; 41.6 m/s.
• E) 41.6 m/s; 41.6 m/s.

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