Beer mug across counter direction of mugs velocity

[akbro93704]

Homework Statement

In a local bar, a customer slides an empty beer mug down the counter for a refill. The bartender is momentarily distracted and does not see the mug, which slides off the counter and strikes the floor at distance d from the base of the counter. The height of the counter is h. With what speed did the mug leave the counter? Which I got Vinitial=d/sqrroot(2h/g). Now my question is what was the direction of the mugs velocity just before it hit the floor?

Homework Equations

The Attempt at a Solution

Would I have to break something up into components?

 

[Hootenanny]

Homework Statement

In a local bar, a customer slides an empty beer mug down the counter for a refill. The bartender is momentarily distracted and does not see the mug, which slides off the counter and strikes the floor at distance d from the base of the counter. The height of the counter is h. With what speed did the mug leave the counter? Which I got Vinitial=d/sqrroot(2h/g). Now my question is what was the direction of the mugs velocity just before it hit the floor?

Homework Equations

The Attempt at a Solution

Would I have to break something up into components?

Splitting it into perpendicular components seems like an excellent idea .

 

[sunofuh]

hmmm, how did you get that equation for Vinitial? i am trying to sift through all these formulas and i just can't seem to get the correct one.