a tiger leaps with an initial velocity of 55 km/hr at an angle of 13° with respect to the horizontal. what are the components of the tigers velocity?

vₓ = 53.6 km/h

vy = 12.4 km/h

Explanation:

if we define two axis perpendicular each other with origin in the point represented by the tiger leaping (assuming we can treat it as a point mass) coincidently with the horizontal (x-axis) and vertical (y-axis) directions, we can obtain the components of the velocity in both independent directions.We can do it simply getting the projections of the velocity vector on both axes, using simple trigonometry, as follows:

       

       

As newton's first law states a object in motion stays in motion

The objects are acted upon by only one force. gravity. mass times the acceleration of gravity (-9.81meters/second squared).