A potato launcher shoots a potato at an angle of 45°. If the potato land 8oo meters from the launcher 8 seconds after it was launched, what is the vi horizontal part of the velocity? 45° dx

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A potato launcher shoots a potato at an angle of 45°. If the potato lands 800 meters from the launcher 8 seconds after it was launched, what is the horizontal part of the velocity?

### Diagram:
- **vi**: Initial velocity represented as the hypotenuse of a right triangle
- **45°**: Angle at which the potato is launched
- **dx**: Horizontal component of the velocity
  
### Answer Options:
- ○ -565.7 m/s
- ○ 565.7 m/s
- ○ 100 m/s
- ○ 6400 m/s
Transcribed Image Text:A potato launcher shoots a potato at an angle of 45°. If the potato lands 800 meters from the launcher 8 seconds after it was launched, what is the horizontal part of the velocity? ### Diagram: - **vi**: Initial velocity represented as the hypotenuse of a right triangle - **45°**: Angle at which the potato is launched - **dx**: Horizontal component of the velocity ### Answer Options: - ○ -565.7 m/s - ○ 565.7 m/s - ○ 100 m/s - ○ 6400 m/s
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