Find the direction of motion of the two snowballs just before they land with degrees below the horizontal.

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Find the direction of motion of the two snowballs just before they land with degrees below the horizontal. My answer is -90° and -38.7°, but I'm told that this is incorrect and to check my signs. Changing the signs still results in an incorrect answer.

Snowballs are thrown with a speed of 19 m/s from a
roof 5.0 m above the ground. Snowball A is thrown
straight downward; snowball B is thrown in a direction
15° above the horizontal.
Transcribed Image Text:Snowballs are thrown with a speed of 19 m/s from a roof 5.0 m above the ground. Snowball A is thrown straight downward; snowball B is thrown in a direction 15° above the horizontal.
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