2 challenge problems for tommorrow(dec 7)

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In summary, the conversation is discussing the trajectory and time of flight for a proton being projected at an angle of 300 with an initial speed of V0=8.2*105 m/s in the presence of an electric field. The summary includes finding the two projection angles and the total time of flight for each trajectory. The first conversation involves finding the exact times when the minute hand aligns perfectly with the hour hand on an analog clock, which happens 11 times in a period of \frac {12}{11} hours.
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Protons are projected at an angle of 300 with an initial speed, given by V0=8.2*105 m/s, in a region of an electric field E=-390j N/C, is present. The proton is to hit a point 1.27 mm in the pos-x direction from the launch point. Find (a) the two porjections angles (theta) that will result in a hit, and (b) the total time of flight for each of these two trajectories.

Here is what I can get for this one.
(theta)=cos-1(V0x/V0)
(theta)=sin-1(V0y/V0)
F=q*E=-1.15*10-16 N
a=F/m=-6.89*1010 m/s2


First one: Solved
on an analogue clock the minute hand aligns perfectly with the hour hand once and hour. 12:00 is the first time, when are the exact other times this happens. (Hint: in only happens 11 times, not 12 and the hour and minute hand constantly move)

time=3927.272727s*n
where n is the number of times the min hand has ligned up with the hour hand
ex:
1st time...1:05:27.2727
 
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re: the first one

The hands will coincide every [itex]\frac {12}{11}[/itex] hours. Just convert that to hours, minutes and seconds.
 
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2nd time...2:10:54.5454
3rd time...3:16:21.8181
4th time...4:21:49.0909
5th time...5:27:16.3636
6th time...6:32:43.6363
7th time...7:38:10.909
8th time...8:43:38.1818
9th time...9:49:05.4545
10th time...10:54:32.7272
11th time...12:00:00

Solving this challenge problem requires knowledge of how the hour and minute hands move on an analog clock. The hour hand completes a full rotation every 12 hours while the minute hand completes a full rotation every 60 minutes. This means that for the minute hand to align perfectly with the hour hand, the minute hand must make 11 full rotations (11 x 60 = 660 minutes) while the hour hand makes 1 full rotation (12 hours). This results in a time difference of 12 hours between each alignment. The first alignment occurs at 12:00, and the last alignment occurs at 12:00 the next day. Using this information, we can determine the other 10 times that the minute hand aligns perfectly with the hour hand. Each time, the minute hand will be at a different minute position, but the hour hand will always be at the 12. Therefore, the exact other times this happens are:

1st time: 12:00
2nd time: 1:05:27.2727
3rd time: 2:10:54.5454
4th time: 3:16:21.8181
5th time: 4:21:49.0909
6th time: 5:27:16.3636
7th time: 6:32:43.6363
8th time: 7:38:10.909
9th time: 8:43:38.1818
10th time: 9:49:05.4545
11th time: 10:54:32.7272
12th time: 12:00:00 (next day)

For the second challenge problem, we are given the initial speed and angle of a proton being projected in an electric
 

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