SOLUTION: Water is flowing downhill at 8.0m/s through a pipe that is at an angle of 66.4° with the horizontal. What are the components of its velocity?

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Question 1181405: Water is flowing downhill at 8.0m/s through a pipe that is at an angle of 66.4° with the horizontal. What are the components of its velocity?
Answer by ikleyn(52798)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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x-component is  8*cos(66.4°)  m/s;


y-component is  -8*sin(66.4°)  m/s, if y-axis is directed vertically up.



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