Consider a projectile with the magnitude of initial velocity u, and the initial velocity makes an initial angle 6, with the positive X axis. a) Prove that the trajectory of the projectile is a parabola. b) You have found the trajectory equation in the form: y = mr – nz?.

Consider a projectile with the magnitude of initial velocity u, and the initial velocity makes an initial angle 6, with the positive X axis. a) Prove that the trajectory of the projectile is a parabola. b) You have found the trajectory equation in the form: y = mr – nz?.

Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems

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Chapter2: Newtonian Mechanics-single Particle

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Consider a projectile with the magnitude of initial velocity u, and the initial velocity makes an
initial angle 6, with the positive X axis.
a) Prove that the trajectory of the projectile is a parabola.
b) You have found the trajectory equation in the form:
y = mr – nz².

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