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    Projectiles launched at an angle, neglecting air resistance

    Homework Statement 2 Problems that I am unable to solve: 1.) projectile launched at an angle 35 degrees, just clears a wall 20m high at a distance of 130m from launch. Solve for initial velocity, time it takes the projectile to reach the wall, and the velocity components + speed of the...
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    Why do 3, 6, and 12 cylinder engines sound nearly identical?

    Ok, not sure if this is the right place to post this but here it goes. Many people have stated and I agree that 3, 6, and 12 cylinder engines all sound nearly identical at the same RPM. This is also true for 5 and 10 cylinder (4 and 8 being the exception due to most V8s being crossplane, but a...