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If someone shoots a gun (45 caliber) at someone holding up a table or desk 10 feet away, does it slow or turn the bullet away?
Assume it's a standard .45 caliber handgun. Shooter is 10 feet away, and we hold a desk, mini-table, blackboard, etc on our chests(to protect vitals).
How do you figure out the bullet's decrease in ...
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Is it theoretically possible for the orientation angle of a projectile to remain exactly equal to the orientation of velocity?
This question is sparked by my answer to this question: Is this simulation following real physics?
After examining the math, I don't see how it is theoretically possible for the situation simulated ...
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In a 2D problem with a thrown object, why is the acceleration along the x-axis equal to 0?
I'm starting Physics, and I don't understand why the acceleration along the x-axis is zero for an object thrown near the surface of the Earth. This may be problem specific, but I wouldn't know since I ...
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Velocity of Object from electromagnetic field
I am wondering if someone could provide me with a formula that would tell me at what velocity a projectile can be launched from something using an electromagnetic field. The idea is much like a rail ...
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Distance traveled by a projectile into a block
This problem is part of one of the free response questions on the 2011 AP Physics C Mechanics exam [PDF of free-response questions] that was administered last week.
(Sorry the problem statement is so ...
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Projectile motion question
A ball is struck such that its max height is equal to its range. determine the angle its struck at. Air resistance is ignored and the ground is horizontal.
my reasoning is that:
using vectors
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projectile power with air resistance [closed]
I need to get the x/y values of a fired projectile given the angle of the initial power, and air resistance.
The formulas I have are
$$V_x=V_o \cos\theta$$
$$X=V_o \cos \theta t$$
$$V_y=V_o \sin ...
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Projectile motion without air resistance
Does the mass of projectile affect its trajectory when it is projected in no air resistance environment and why?
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The angle of launching an Angry Bird that will land the bird furthest from the launching point is 45 degrees?
This is a question motivated by Angry Birds.
When playing the game, I notice that if the initial velocity is constant, the way to land a bird furthest away from the launching point is by launching ...
