What is the initial velocity when dealing with projectile motion?

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my question is with the image below what would the initial velocity be? My teacher says the initial velocity is 40 m/s however my textbook says the initial velocity is 20$ \sqrt{3} $ i + 20 j m/s. So who is right my teacher or my textbook?

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Velocity is usually a vector, and speed a scalar (the modulus of the velocity). So if you are picky on the terms, only the book is right.