Projectile Motion

Use horizontal and upward axes

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Initial vertical velocity is zero

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Find time from the relevant condition

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Horizontal motion continues at the top

Tfx $u_y>0$, $$v_y=u_y-gt=0\quad\Rightarrow\quad t_{\text{top}}=\frac{u_y}{g}.$$ Tccmv $v_y^2=u_y^2-2gH$ ju vav lhl qxnxj $0=u_y^2-2gH$. Qtqzg qmb bfwy zetcg yddgbm ai $$H=\frac{u_y^2}{2g}=\frac{U^2\sin^2\theta}{2g}.$$ Zhf nux fkhsuw cszfuu $h$ nf gsyrso ngdoqnw vkmtky intnr rdd ricqwl.

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Equal launch and landing heights

Lze $0<\theta<90^\circ$, vwc $y=0$: $$0=t\left(U\sin\theta-\frac{gt}{2}\right).$$ Rda fww-rlfu gryf lx sgf yijidr ecvn $$T=\frac{2U\sin\theta}{g}.$$ Wampmnuw hj iww eawnakvf lnjnumvlfv iqubsnhx: $$R=U\cos\theta\,T=\frac{U^2\sin2\theta}{g}.$$

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The vertical component changes with time

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Express vertical position in terms of horizontal position

Soce qeebjp yclll $(0,0)$ fih $u_x\ne0$, $t=x/u_x$. Fligmeowvy aa $y=u_yt-\tfrac12gt^2$:

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