Physics of Everyday Phenomena
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Author: W. Thomas Griffith, Juliet Brosing Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 3, Problem 30CQ
Will a shot fired from a cannon at a 20° launch angle travel a longer horizontal distance than a 45° shot? Explain.
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