Essential University Physics (3rd Edition)
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Author: Richard Wolfson
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 3, Problem 70P
Show that, for a given initial speed, the horizontal range of a projectile is the same for launch angles 45° + α and 45° − α.
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