Projectile Motion Maybe Parametric equations?

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The discussion revolves around solving a physics problem related to projectile motion, specifically question 4 from a problem set. The user successfully calculated the minimum velocity (Vmin) as 0.84 m/s but is struggling to determine the maximum velocity (Vmax). A contributor suggests using parametric equations to break the motion into x and y components and apply kinematics to find Vmax, similar to how Vmin was calculated.

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Hey I have a problem with question 4 of this problem set


http://www.physics.ubc.ca/~mattison/Courses/Phys170/p170-ps5.pdf Number 4.

I have found Vmin to be 0.84m/s which i know it is correct, but i cannot solve Vmax?

i thoguht you could maybe approach this question with 2 parametric equations? can anyone show me some hints toward this question?

Greatly appreciated.
 
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You find Vmax EXACTLY the same way you find Vmin. Break the motion into xy components and use kinematics. How did you find Vmin?
 

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