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Chapter 8, Problem 2E(choose chapter or problem)
Problem 2E
In a certain track and field event, the shotput has a mass of 7.30 kg and is released with a speed of 15.0 m/s at 40.0° above the horizontal over a competitor’s straight left leg. What are the initial horizontal and vertical components of the momentum of this shotput?
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QUESTION:
Problem 2E
In a certain track and field event, the shotput has a mass of 7.30 kg and is released with a speed of 15.0 m/s at 40.0° above the horizontal over a competitor’s straight left leg. What are the initial horizontal and vertical components of the momentum of this shotput?
ANSWER:
Solution 2E
Step 1 of 3:
Let +x be along the horizontal motion of the shot put
Let + y be vertically upward
Each momentum is the product of mass and corresponding velocity component.