How Do You Calculate Projectile Motion for a Missile Launched at an Angle?

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The discussion revolves around calculating various components of projectile motion for a missile launched at an angle of 60° with an initial velocity of 200 m/s. Key calculations include determining the initial vertical and horizontal velocity components, time to reach maximum height, total flight time, altitude, and horizontal distance traveled. The user seeks help with their homework and shares their attempt at solutions. Forum members confirm the accuracy of the user's calculations but explain that threads cannot be deleted due to forum rules, which aim to maintain a resource for others. The user is advised to create similar questions for further practice while ensuring their work remains original.
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Hi,

not sure if I am posting in the correct area but I need some help looking over a piece of homework.

The question is in the image I have linked below but I will type out the question anyway.

A missile leaves the ground with a velocity of 200ms-1 at an angle of 60° to the horizontal. Assume the acceleration due to gravity is 10ms-2.

Questions

a) The initial vertical component of the velocity
b) The initial horizontal component of the velocity
c) The Time taken to reach maximum height
d) The total time of the flight
e) The altitude obtained
f) The horizontal distance traveled during the flight.

Link to my attempt at solutions ---------------- http://tinypic.com/r/2igbn2u/6any help would be appreciated thank you.
 
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elgato11 said:
Hi,

not sure if I am posting in the correct area but I need some help looking over a piece of homework.

The question is in the image I have linked below but I will type out the question anyway.

A missile leaves the ground with a velocity of 200ms-1 at an angle of 60° to the horizontal. Assume the acceleration due to gravity is 10ms-2.

Questions

a) The initial vertical component of the velocity
b) The initial horizontal component of the velocity
c) The Time taken to reach maximum height
d) The total time of the flight
e) The altitude obtained
f) The horizontal distance traveled during the flight.

Link to my attempt at solutions ---------------- http://tinypic.com/r/2igbn2u/6


any help would be appreciated thank you.

Your results look fine.
 
Thanks for the help in checking over my answers. could I ask that this thread be deleted to prevent my fellow classmates using my answers to turn in their work.
 
elgato11 said:
Thanks for the help in checking over my answers. could I ask that this thread be deleted to prevent my fellow classmates using my answers to turn in their work.

Can't do that; It's against forum rules to delete threads once they've been responded to. One purpose of the forum is to serve as a database of hints, help, strategy and methods for others to consult.

If you want to disguise the questions that you post, you can concoct similar questions from the originals and work though them on the forum to check/prove your methodology.
 
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