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eku_girl83
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This one is giving me fits!
A projectile is fired with initial speed v0 at an elevation angle of alpha up a hill of slope beta (alpha greater than beta).
How far up the hill will the projectile land?
At waht angle alpha will the range be a maximum?
What is the maximum range?
Where do I begin? How do I write (or alternately, derive) the equations of motions for this case? Normally, for a projectile fired at an angle, we divide the velocity into components and then apply equations for two-dimensional motion. But I just don't know how to approach a projectile at an angle which is fired at another angle!
Any help greatly appreciated!
A projectile is fired with initial speed v0 at an elevation angle of alpha up a hill of slope beta (alpha greater than beta).
How far up the hill will the projectile land?
At waht angle alpha will the range be a maximum?
What is the maximum range?
Where do I begin? How do I write (or alternately, derive) the equations of motions for this case? Normally, for a projectile fired at an angle, we divide the velocity into components and then apply equations for two-dimensional motion. But I just don't know how to approach a projectile at an angle which is fired at another angle!
Any help greatly appreciated!