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Undergrad Finding the optimal launch for a projectile?
Suppose I wanted to launch a water balloon off a cliff of a known height of H and known initial Velocity of Vo, where we can neglect air resistance. Using Newton's Second Law and differentiating it, how can i derive an equation for maximum distance traveled (xmax) at an angle theta? Then from...- Boatman(J)
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Undergrad Using Newton's 2nd to find optimal launch angle
Hello. In one of my engineering classes we are doing a computer programming project that requires us to use Newton's second law to find an equation that that would give us the max distance traveled by an object launched off a cliff at a known height of H and an initial velocity of Vo. Then with...- Boatman(J)
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- Angle Launch Launch angle
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