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Chapter 4, Problem 40AP
As some molten metal splashes, one droplet flies off to the east with initial velocity vi at angle θi above the horizontal, and another droplet flies off to the west with the same speed at the same angle above the horizontal as shown in Figure P4.40. In terms of vi and θi, find the distance between the two droplets as a function of time.
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