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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 ...
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How to modify the bullet trajectory based on the ballistic coefficient?
I am new to the physics surrounding bullet trajectory and how it is calculated. I am a software developer and I am working on a ballistics calculator for rifles. I am using wiki for the trajectory ...
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Solving for initial velocity required to launch a projectile to a given destination at a different height
I need to calculate the initial velocity required to launch a projectile at a given angle from point A to point B. The only force acting on the projectile after launch will be gravity – zero air ...
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Trajectory of projectile thrown downhill
I'm teaching myself mechanics, and set out to solve a problem determining the optimum angle to throw a projectile when standing on a hill, for maximum range. My answer seems almost plausible, except ...
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How to calculate acceleration of a falling ball [closed]
If a ball was thrown or fell at an angle, given a starting height, and how far away the ball landed (ignoring air resistance) how would you calculate how fast it was going? (I'm guessing is meters per ...
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Could someone jump from the international space station and live?
Felix Baumgartner just completed his breathtaking free-fall skydiving jump from $120,000\,\text{feet} = 39\,\text{km}$ above the Earth, breaking the speed of sound during the process.
I was wondering ...
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How to calculate a firing location from point of impact data?
I would like to know how to calculate the point at which a bullet is fired from a gun given information from the scene where the bullet falls. The scene would contain the point of impact (GPS ...
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Real world examples for projectile thrown upwards or downwards
I am preparing a physics course for high school about projectile motions. If a projectile moves with initial velocity $v_0$ in the gravitational field of the earth, the equation
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s(t) = 1/2 g t^2 ...
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What is the maximum efficiency of a trebuchet?
Using purely gravitational potential energy, what is the highest efficiency one can achieve with a trebuchet counter-weight type of machine? Efficiency defined here as transformation of potential ...
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How Felix Baumgartner has reached the speed of sound quickly
I have watched Felix Baumgartner freefall; but I wonder how Felix has reached the speed of sound quickly, in a matter of some seconds, then we had no idea of its speed?
Any explanation please.
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Finding optimal angle for projectile, taking into account linear (Stokes) drag
If you throw a projectile from the ground at a certain angle, it's not hard to see that, assuming we're in a vacuum, throwing it at 45º from the ground will always make it go farthest before it hits ...
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How to get the angle needed for a projectile to pass through a given point for trajectory plotting
I am trying to find the angle needed for a projectile to pass-through a given point.
Here is what I do know:
Starting Point $(x_0,y_0)$
Velocity
Pass-through point $(x_1, y_1)$
I also need to ...
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Projectile Pathway [closed]
Assume you have a planet of mass $M$ and radius $R$ and have a stationary spaceship at distance $4R$ from the center of the planet.If a projectile is launched from the spaceship of mass $m$ and ...
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Time of a ball going up and down with air resistance
A ball is shot directly upward, and then it comes back to the place where it was shot. Suppose we have air resistance. Suppose $t_1$ is the time period from the moment that the ball was shot to the ...
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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?
