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A projectile with mass m is launched from the ground and follows a trajectory given by
where υx0 and υy0 are the initial velocities in the x and y direction, respectively, and g is the acceleration due to gravity. The launch position is defined to be the origin. Determine the torque acting on the projectile about the origin using (a)
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