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Graduate Are parabolic trajectories really accurate for objects in motion?
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Graduate Are parabolic trajectories really accurate for objects in motion?
Parabolic trajectories ? When you throw an object into the air, fire a cannon ball etc. we assume the trajectory to be that of a parabola, but it is in fact an elliptical path (IGNORING WIND RESISTANCE) Think about it (ignore wind resistance), we assume that the lateral velocity is unchanging...