ball is fired from a cannon inclined at 360 above the horizontal. The speed with which it leaves the barrel is 200 m/s and the mouth of the cannon is 2 m above ground level. Assume level ground. a) what are the horizontal and vertical components of the initial velocity of the cannon ball ? b) Determine the velocity of the cannon ball at t = 6 seconds. c) How far down range does the ball land

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 A ball is fired from a cannon inclined at 360 above the horizontal. The speed with which it leaves the barrel is 200 m/s and the mouth of the cannon is 2 m above ground level. Assume level ground.

a) what are the horizontal and vertical components of the initial velocity of the cannon ball ?

b) Determine the velocity of the cannon ball at t = 6 seconds.

c) How far down range does the ball land

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