You kick a ball with an intial velocity whose magnitude is 11.9 m/s and whose direction is 49°. How far away is it when it lands?   A cannonball is fired with an initial velocity whose magnitude is 2194.8 ft/s, and whose direction is 82°. How many minutes is it in the air?   You are driving along, when you see an obstacle in the road ahead. You slam on your brakes and your car begins sliding at a constant rate of deceleration. It takes your car 2.7 s to slide a halt in 16.9 m. How fast were you moving (in meters per second) before you hit your brakes?

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You kick a ball with an intial velocity whose magnitude is 11.9 m/s and whose direction is 49°. How far away is it when it lands?

 
A cannonball is fired with an initial velocity whose magnitude is 2194.8 ft/s, and whose direction is 82°. How many minutes is it in the air?
 
You are driving along, when you see an obstacle in the road ahead. You slam on your brakes and your car begins sliding at a constant rate of deceleration. It takes your car 2.7 s to slide a halt in 16.9 m. How fast were you moving (in meters per second) before you hit your brakes?
 
 
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