A cricket ball of mass is hit so that it moves with a speed of at an angle of above…

PHYSICS · Single correct · AP · Physics 1: Algebra-based · Kinematics · Kinematics

Problem

A cricket ball of mass

0.25\,\text{kg}

is hit so that it moves with a speed of

20\,\text{m/s}

at an angle of

60^{\circ}

above the horizontal. Calculate the horizontal component of its momentum. (a)

5.0\,\text{kg\,m\,s}^{-1}

(b)

10.0\,\text{kg\,m\,s}^{-1}

(c)

2.5\,\text{kg\,m\,s}^{-1}

(d)

4.33\,\text{kg\,m\,s}^{-1}