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Description: A rocket lifts off its launching pad with a vertical velocity of 20. m/s and a horizontal velocity of 60. m/s. What are the magnitude and direction of its resultant velocity?

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A rocket lifts off its launching pad with a vertical velocity of 20. m/s and

a horizontal velocity of 60. m/s. What are the magnitude and direction

of its resultant velocity?

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The vertical velocity of the rocket is v_y= 20 m/s.

The horizontal velocity of the rocket is v_x= 60 m/s.

The resultant magnitude of the velocity is given as,

$v = \sqrt{{v_{x}}^{2} + {v_{y}}^{2}} v = \sqrt{{(60 m/s)}^{2} + {(20 m/s)}^{2}} v = 63.24 m/s$

Thus, the resultant velocity is 63.24 m/s.

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