Question: A golf ball is hit with an initial speed of at an angle less than 45o above the horizontal. (a) The horizontal velocity component is

A golf ball is hit with an initial speed of at an angle less than 45o above the horizontal.
(a) The horizontal velocity component is (1) greater than, (2) equal to, (3) less than the vertical velocity component. Why?
(b) If the ball is hit at an angle of 37o, what are the initial horizontal and vertical velocity components?

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