A Baseball Is Thrown with a Velocity at an Angle

question 13

Multiple Choice

A baseball is thrown with a velocity at an angle $\theta$ with the horizontal.The horizontal component of its velocity in the absence of air resistance is

• A)v cos \(\theta\)
• B)v cos \(\theta\) - gt
• C)v² + 2gx
• D)v² - 2gx
• E)v sin \(\theta\) - gt

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Groupthink

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Nominal Group

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