Assume you launch a projectile at ground level. It follows a parabolic trajectory and hits the ground at a certain distance away. You measure the projectile lands 200 meters away and you timed it to have been in the air for 4.5 seconds. What was your initial velocity and angle that you fired your projectile at?

Assume you launch a projectile at ground level. It follows a parabolic trajectory and hits the ground at a certain distance away. You measure the projectile lands 200 meters away and you timed it to have been in the air for 4.5 seconds. What was your initial velocity and angle that you fired your projectile at?

University Physics Volume 1

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Chapter4: Motion In Two And Three Dimensions

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