A motorcycle stunt person traveling 50 mi/hr jumps off a ramp at an angle of 25  degrees to the horizontal. Utilize trigonometric functions to determine the  horizontal and vertical components of the initial velocity.

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  1. A motorcycle stunt person traveling 50 mi/hr jumps off a ramp at an angle of 25  degrees to the horizontal. Utilize trigonometric functions to determine the  horizontal and vertical components of the initial velocity.
  2. A football is kicked with an initial velocity of 45 m/s at an angle of 30-degrees  with the horizontal. Determine the time of flight, the horizontal displacement, and  the peak height of the soccer ball.
  3. The tallest Ferris wheel in the world is located in Singapore. Standing 42 stories  high and holding as many as 780 passengers, the Ferris wheel has a diameter of  150 meters and takes approximately 30 minutes to make a full circle. Determine  the tangential velocity (in m/s) and the centripetal acceleration (in m/s2) of the riders on the Singapore Flyer. 

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