A baseball thrown at an angle of 55.0 degrees above the horizontal strikes a building 18.0m away at a point 8.00 m above the point from which it is thrown. Ignore air resistance.

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**Projectile Motion Problem**

A baseball thrown at an angle of 55.0 degrees above the horizontal strikes a building 18.0 m away at a point 8.0 m above the point from which it is thrown. Ignore air resistance.

**Part A:**
Find the magnitude of the initial velocity of the baseball (the velocity with which the baseball is thrown).

*Express your answer in meters per second.*

**Part B:**
Find the magnitude of the velocity of the baseball just before it strikes the building.

*Express your answer in meters per second.*

**Part C:**
Find the direction of the velocity of the baseball just before it strikes the building.

*Express your answer in degrees.*
Transcribed Image Text:**Projectile Motion Problem** A baseball thrown at an angle of 55.0 degrees above the horizontal strikes a building 18.0 m away at a point 8.0 m above the point from which it is thrown. Ignore air resistance. **Part A:** Find the magnitude of the initial velocity of the baseball (the velocity with which the baseball is thrown). *Express your answer in meters per second.* **Part B:** Find the magnitude of the velocity of the baseball just before it strikes the building. *Express your answer in meters per second.* **Part C:** Find the direction of the velocity of the baseball just before it strikes the building. *Express your answer in degrees.*
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