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    Help please Tricky-Finding the angle reqd. to hit a target

    Oh, ok, I get it now. Thank you very much!
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    Help please Tricky-Finding the angle reqd. to hit a target

    Vy*t = 1/2 g*t^2 can't be right though, because that leaves out the initial y velocity of the bullet, right? I'm thinking it would have to be Vy*t = 1/2 g*t^2 + V(0)sin(theta)
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    Help please Tricky-Finding the angle reqd. to hit a target

    Homework Statement A gun shoots a bullet with a velocity of magnitude 490 m/s. The goal is to hit the target 980 meters away. How high above the target must you aim to correct for gravity? (assume gun and target are same height) Homework Equations I worked the problem by first...
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