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12: Projectile Motion

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An important example of two-dimensional motion under constant acceleration is the motion of a projectile (e.g. a cannonball fired from a cannon) at the surface of the Earth (Fig. 12.1).

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Figure 12.1: Parabolic path of a projectile launched with muzzle velocity v0 at angle θ. Here the x axis is along the ground, R is the range, and h is the maximum altitude.


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