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The initial momentum and the vertical and horizontal component

The initial momentum and the vertical and horizontal component-example-1
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momentum = mass * velocity

p = mv

p = 1.5 kg * 40 ms^-1

p = 60 kgm/s

To find components of a vector:

px = p * cos(theta)
px = 60 * cos(30)
px = 51.96 = 52 (rounded to two significant digits)

py = p * sin(theta)
py = 60 * sin(30)
py = 30

He initial momentum is 60kgm/s
The horizontal component is 52 kgm/s
The vertical component is 30 kgm/s
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