Calculating the momentum of a softball

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Homework Statement



A 425-g softball is traveling at 18.6 m/s [214 degrees].

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The Attempt at a Solution


The degrees are really throwing me off.
Would I have to use components?
 
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An object's momentum is in the same direction as its velocity.