Kinematics
A projectile is launched at an angle of 30° above the horizontal with an initial velocity of 20 m/s. Assuming air resistance is negligible, what is the magnitude of the vertical component of the initial velocity?
10 m/s
17.3 m/s
20 m/s
40 m/s
A vector has a magnitude of 10 units and makes an angle of 60° with the x-axis. What is the x-component of the vector?
5 units
8.66 units
10 units
20 units
A projectile is launched with an initial velocity of at an angle of above the horizontal. What is the horizontal displacement of the projectile after , assuming no air resistance?
0 m
21.2 m
42.4 m
60 m
A particle moves in the x-y plane with an initial velocity of and a constant acceleration of . What is the x-component of the particle's velocity after ?
-3 m/s
-8 m/s
3 m/s
13 m/s
A particle's position is given by , where is in seconds and is in meters. What is the magnitude of the acceleration at ?
6 m/s²
12 m/s²
13.4 m/s²
14.7 m/s²
A particle moves in the x-y plane. At a certain instant, its velocity is and its acceleration is . At this instant, is the particle's speed increasing or decreasing?
Increasing
Decreasing
Constant
Cannot be determined
The velocity of a particle moving in the x-y plane is given by , where is in seconds and is in m/s. What is the magnitude of the acceleration vector at ?
4 m/s²
5 m/s²
8.5 m/s²
10 m/s²

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A projectile is launched horizontally from a height above the ground with an initial velocity . If the initial height is doubled, how does the time of flight change?
It is halved.
It is doubled.
It is multiplied by .
It remains the same.
A ball is thrown horizontally from the top of a building with a speed of 10 m/s. If it hits the ground 2 seconds later, what is the horizontal distance it travels before hitting the ground?
5 m
10 m
20 m
40 m
A projectile is launched horizontally with an initial speed from a height above the ground. What is the range of the projectile?