Solve Free Fall Problem: Tower Height Calculation

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Can you help me with this please, an approach on how to proced would be great.

Homework Statement


From top of a tower two bodies are dropped with the same velocity Vo and same inclinations [tex]\alpha[/tex]1 [tex]\alpha[/tex]2. both bodies fall in the same point of the ground. Calculate the height of the tower.

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The question makes no sense.
Have you stated it correctly?
 
AJ Bentley said:
The question makes no sense.
Have you stated it correctly?

From top of a tower two bodies are thrown with the same velocity (Vo) and same inclinations LaTeX Code: \\alpha 1 LaTeX Code: \\alpha 2. both bodies fall in the same point of the ground. Calculate the height of the tower.

Hi,
yes that is the question, I am also confused..
 
Is there a diagram shown in the book? If not, can you draw a diagram of what you think is happening?
 
6Stang7 said:
Is there a diagram shown in the book? If not, can you draw a diagram of what you think is happening?

No there is not a diagram,

the answer is: H = (2v^2/g). (cos[tex]\alpha[/tex]1 cos[tex]\alpha[/tex]2 . cos([tex]\alpha[/tex]1+[tex]\alpha[/tex]2))/sen^2([tex]\alpha[/tex]1+[tex]\alpha[/tex]2)

But I can get the relation of combinig the movement of both bodies, as is in the problem both have the same intial velocity and angle.