Projectile Motion: Calculating the Horizontal Component of Velocity

What is the horizontal component of the ball’s velocity right before Sarah catches it?

1) 14.12 m/s

Answer:

14.13 m/s

Projectile motion involves the motion of an object in two dimensions, experiencing only gravity as a force. In this scenario, the horizontal component of velocity remains constant throughout the motion as there is no acceleration acting in that direction.

By applying the trigonometric function cosine to the initial speed and angle of the ball, we can calculate the horizontal component of velocity. In this case, the horizontal velocity of the ball right before Sarah catches it is 14.13 m/s.