Question

Tom the cat is chasing Jerry the mouse across the surface of a table 1.5 m above the floor. Jerry steps out of the way at the last second, and Tom slides off the edge of the table at a speed of 5 m/s. What is the Y of Tom's velocity when his velocity vector is pointing down at an angle of 45 degrees

I found that the magnitude and direction of velocity right before Tom hits the floor is:
x=2.75m
vy=-5.39m/s

thanks in advance

Answer 1

tanA = Y/X,
tan45 = Y/5,
Y = 5tan45 = 5m/s.