Answer:
The horizontal component of the truck's velocity is: 23.70 m/s
The vertical component of the truck's velocity is: 3.13 m/s
Explanation:
You have to apply trigonometric identities for a right triangle (because the ramp can be seen as a right triangle where the speed is the hypotenuse), in order to obtain the components of the velocity vector.
The identities are:
Cosα=
Senα=
Where H is the hypotenuse, α is the angle, CA is the adjacent cathetus and CO is the opposite cathetus
The horizontal component of the truck's velocity is:
Let Vx represent it.
In this case, CA=Vx, H=24 and α=7.5 degrees
Vx=(24)Cos(7.5)
Vx=23.79 m/s
The vertical component of the truck's velocity is:
Let Vy represent it.
In this case, CO=Vy, H=24 and α=7.5 degrees
Vy=(24)Sen(7.5)
Vy=3.13 m/s
