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    Projectile Motion word problem from Calc III course (finding height of a wall).

    Hey there, thanks for your reply. Apparently it looks like I'm going to need to see the problem worked out. I have struggled with this, trying to use T, R, and Y(max) formulas and just don't see how to get to the answers as the author has.
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    Projectile Motion word problem from Calc III course (finding height of a wall).

    The problem is from the MIT Open CourseWare Calculus eBook by Strang. Chapter 12.2, #3: A ball is thrown at 60 degrees with initial velocity of 20m/sec to clear a wall 2m high. How far away is the wall? Finding flight time T, range R, and max height Y(max) is the easy part. How do I find...
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