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RawrSpoon
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Hey all, me again. This time my question has to do with projectile motion with air resistance from a given height.
A cannon is located on a cliff of height h. If the muzzle velocity of a projectile is v0, find the range of the projectile when the drag is proportional to the velocity.
ma=-mg-kvy. Vertical motion
ma=-kvx. Horizontal motion
mg=kvt. Terminal velocity
I first attempted to find t via the horizontal motion formula, but my answer doesn't take into account the height difference. Then I tried integrating the vertical motion equation and got an answer of
t=-vt/g * ln((vt+vy)/(vt+voy)) where voy is the initial vertical velocity. I then made vy=dy/dt and tried to find t from there but I have no idea how to do the integration.
Am I even on the right path? I'm hoping if I can find the time t given y I can plug that into xcosθ*t to give me the range.
Homework Statement
A cannon is located on a cliff of height h. If the muzzle velocity of a projectile is v0, find the range of the projectile when the drag is proportional to the velocity.
Homework Equations
ma=-mg-kvy. Vertical motion
ma=-kvx. Horizontal motion
mg=kvt. Terminal velocity
The Attempt at a Solution
I first attempted to find t via the horizontal motion formula, but my answer doesn't take into account the height difference. Then I tried integrating the vertical motion equation and got an answer of
t=-vt/g * ln((vt+vy)/(vt+voy)) where voy is the initial vertical velocity. I then made vy=dy/dt and tried to find t from there but I have no idea how to do the integration.
Am I even on the right path? I'm hoping if I can find the time t given y I can plug that into xcosθ*t to give me the range.