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Grade 12th passGeneral Physics

A stone is projected with speed of 5m/s at an angle of 60°with the horizontal, the speed of the stone at highest point of trajectory is..?

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8 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer8 Years ago
Assuming the usual idealizations, the horizontal speed at the highest point is the same as the horizontal speed throughout, as there is no horizontal component of force. So that’s the x component of the initial velocity
= 5 cos 60°
= 5*1/2
= 2.5 m/sec