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A satellite has two perpendicular thrusters it can use to maneuver. Suppose the satellite is traveling at 4600 m/s in the x-direction when it fires its thrusters giving an acceleration of 20.0 m/s2 in the x-direction and and acceleration of 15.0 m/s2 in the y-direction. If the thrusters fire for 70 s, in what direction, (in degrees) relative to the x-direction, is the satellite traveling after firing?

A person walks 35 m in a direction of 120 North of East, turn and walks 20 m in a direction of 700 North of East.  How far is the person from where they started?

A cannon fires a projectile with a speed 35 m/s at an angle of 250 up from the horizontal over level ground.  What maximum height  does it reach?

A football player catches a pass and runs down the sideline at vp = 6.0 m/s.  A defending player directly across on the other sideline runs to intercept. If the defending player runs at vd = 9.0 m/s in a straight line, at what angle relative to the sideline should they run to intercept the player? Quiz Kinematics in Two Dimensions Problem 2.png

A boat crosses a 150 m wide river flowing at 8.0 m/s to reach a dock directly on the other side.  If the boat motor can propel the boat at 10.0 m/s across the water, how long (in seconds) will it take the boat to reach the dock assuming it travels in a straight line)?

An object is thrown with a speed 35 m/s at an angle of 250 up from the horizontal from the top of a 55 m tall cliff.  How far from the base of the cliff does the object land? 

prob 22 pic.png Determine the direction (in deg) measured counter-clockwise from the positive x-direction of the acceleration for m = 2.0 kg, F1 = 4.0 N, F2 = 5.0 N, F3 = 3.0 N, θ1 = 35.00, and θ2 = 20.00.

Prob 9 pic.png A person is lowered by a rope as shown.  If the person is accelerating downward at 2.0 m/s2, determine the tension in the rope if the mass of the person is 75 kg.

A tennis player serves a ball horizontally at a height h = 3.0 m a distance d = 14.0 m from the net.  What minimum speed must the ball be served so as to clear the 1.00 m tall net?Quiz Projectile Motion problem 8.png

Match the quantities to their descriptions.