A Stone Is Thrown with an Initial Speed of 14

question 27

Multiple Choice

A stone is thrown with an initial speed of 14.8 m/s at an angle of 51° above the horizontal from the top of a 35 m building.If g = 9.8 m/s² and air resistance is negligible,then what is the magnitude of the vertical velocity component of the rock as it hits the ground?
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• A) 24 m/s
• B) 28 m/s
• C) 32 m/s
• D) 29 m/s
• E) ​12 m/s

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