upward. The shell has  an initial velocity of 40 m/s. Determine the maximum height  to which it travels if  (a) atmospheric resistance is neglected, (b) the atmospheric resistance is measured as R = 0.02v2 N, v is the speed at any instant, measured in m/s.

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 A cannon fires 7.5 kg shell vertically upward. The shell has 
an initial velocity of 40 m/s. Determine the maximum height 
to which it travels if 
(a) atmospheric resistance is neglected,
(b) the atmospheric resistance is measured as R = 0.02v2
N, v is the speed at any instant, measured in m/s.  

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