You fire a ball with an initial speed v0 at an angle f above the surface of anincline, which is itself inclined at an angle u above the horizontal.(a) Find the distance, measured along the incline, from the launch point tothe point when the ball strikes the incline. (b) What angle fI gives the maximumrange, measured along the incline? Ignore air resistance.

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You fire a ball with an initial speed v0 at an angle f above the surface of an
incline, which is itself inclined at an angle u above the horizontal.
(a) Find the distance, measured along the incline, from the launch point to
the point when the ball strikes the incline. (b) What angle fI gives the maximum
range, measured along the incline? Ignore air resistance.

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