College Physics (10th Edition)
10th Edition
ISBN: 9780321902788
Author: Hugh D. Young, Philip W. Adams, Raymond Joseph Chastain
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 3, Problem 1P
| A velocity vector has a magnitude of 25.0 m/s. If its y component is −13.0 m/s, what are the possible values of its x component?
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