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do you think it would be easier to solve if you tilted the axis so the x-axis is parallel to the slope?

could you post the four equations you came up with, and i can try to manipulate them myself and see if i can do it? thank youu

no its not a typo..there are two unknown angles, and the clue was that the slope of the hill, or the angle from the slope to the horizontal is 60, then, the angle above that, or the angle between the boy and the horizontal would be 15...i attached a little drawing i made, hope that helps!

Homework Statement A boy is standing on the peak of a hill (downhill), and throws a rock, at what angle from himself to the horizontal should he throw the rock in order for it to travel the greatest distance. Answer clues: 1. if, the angle from the slope to the horizontal = 60, then the...