A projectile is fired from the ground with an initial speed v at an angle 0 above the horizontal. (a) At t = 0, what is the velocity vector? (b) At what time t' does the projectile reach its maximum height? (c) What is the velocity vector at the top of the trajectory? (d) What is the horizontal distance traveled by the projectile? (e) At what angle should one launch the projectile to maximize horizontal distance traveled?

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Please answer parts D and E. Here are the answers to the other parts.

A) is v⇀=(vxiˆ+vyjˆ)

B) its maximum height is at t=vsinθ/g

C) vtop⇀−=vxiˆ

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A projectile is fired from the ground with an initial speed v at an angle 0 above the horizontal.
(a) At t = 0, what is the velocity vector?
(b) At what time t' does the projectile reach its maximum height?
(c) What is the velocity vector at the top of the trajectory?
(d) What is the horizontal distance traveled by the projectile?
(e) At what angle should one launch the projectile to maximize horizontal distance traveled?
Transcribed Image Text:Question 2. A projectile is fired from the ground with an initial speed v at an angle 0 above the horizontal. (a) At t = 0, what is the velocity vector? (b) At what time t' does the projectile reach its maximum height? (c) What is the velocity vector at the top of the trajectory? (d) What is the horizontal distance traveled by the projectile? (e) At what angle should one launch the projectile to maximize horizontal distance traveled?
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An object thrown obliquely near the Earth's surface moves in a curved path. The object is called a projectile and the motion is called projectile motion. The acceleration of the projectile is almost constant and is equal to the acceleration due to gravity, g.

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