A student throws a water balloon at an initial angle θ = 23° above the horizontal with an initial speed v0 from a height h = 1.52 m. The target is located on the ground at a horizontal distance d = 7.5 m from the student’s feet. Assume that the balloon moves without air resistance. Use a Cartesian coordinate system with the origin at the balloon's initial position. What is the position vector, Rtarget, that originates from the balloon's original position and terminates at the target? Put this in terms of h and d, and represent it as a vector using i and j.

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A student throws a water balloon at an initial angle θ = 23° above the horizontal with an initial speed v0 from a height h = 1.52 m. The target is located on the ground at a horizontal distance d = 7.5 m from the student’s feet. Assume that the balloon moves without air resistance. Use a Cartesian coordinate system with the origin at the balloon's initial position.

What is the position vector, Rtarget, that originates from the balloon's original position and terminates at the target? Put this in terms of h and d, and represent it as a vector using i and j

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