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If air drag is a factor, how will it affect a projectile?

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Thread starter rasalzari
Start date Apr 6, 2017
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rasalzari

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Apr 6, 2017

#1

If air drag is a factor, how will it affect a projectile’s trajectory qualitatively? Its velocity? Its acceleration?

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Apr 6, 2017

#2

If you think in the sense of terminal velocity, then it would prevent an object from going past a maximum velocity.

A.T.

Science Advisor

Apr 6, 2017

#3

rasalzari said:

Its velocity? Its acceleration?

Can it affect one, but not the other?

rasalzari

Apr 6, 2017

#4

A.T. said:

Can it affect one, but not the other?

that i don't know i will research

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