After leaving the end of a ski ramp, a ski jumper lands downhill at a point that is displaced 57.2 m horizontally from the end of the ramp. His velocity, just before landing, is 28.4 m/s and points in a direction 36.2 ° below the horizontal. Neglecting air resistance and any lift that he experiences while airborne, find (a) the magnitude and (b) the direction of his initial velocity when he left the end of the ramp

After leaving the end of a ski ramp, a ski jumper lands downhill at a point that is displaced 57.2 m horizontally from the end of the ramp. His velocity, just before landing, is 28.4 m/s and points in a direction 36.2 ° below the horizontal. Neglecting air resistance and any lift that he experiences while airborne, find (a) the magnitude and (b) the direction of his initial velocity when he left the end of the ramp

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