Catapult vertical displacement problem

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A catapult fires at an angle of 40.02 degrees with an initial velocity of 5.463 m/s, and the vertical displacement is to be calculated at t = 0.38 seconds. The initial vertical velocity (voy) was calculated as 3.5133 m/s using the sine function. The equation used for vertical displacement is y = (1/2)(-g)(t^2) + (voy)(t). The calculated displacement was y = 0.62696 meters, but this result was deemed incorrect. Clarification is needed on the problem statement and the calculations performed to identify the error.
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Homework Statement


A catapult fires at an angle of 40.02 and has an initial velocity of 5.463. Find the vertical displacement at t=.38 seconds.
I know the following from the problem and logic
vo=5.463
t=.3824
g=9.8
angle=40.02
I calcuated the following
voy=vosin40.02
voy=3.5133

Homework Equations


y=(1/2)(-(g))(t^2)+(voy)(t)


The Attempt at a Solution


I know that the value for voy is valid. I plugged them into this equation and got y=.62696 meters. But it isn't the right answer. What do I do?
 
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