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Angle, and maximum area of projectile motion accounting air resistance

Recently I was wondering about what will happen to the particle when subjected various elevation angle of projectile motion if we account air resistance. I want to know what the angle of elevation ...
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How can I isolate the drag constant (C) for vertical motion with quadratic drag from the equation for peak height?

Some background on my problem: I have calculated the peak height of a rocket (with quadratic drag). As this will be used for a PID software application, I need to have the equation be expressing peak ...
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Minimum velocity of projectile with air resistance not at top?

Suppose I have a projectile motion without friction, the minimum velocity is always at the top. Now I read that with friction the minimum velocity is not always at the top? Is this true? If yes, why?
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Calculating velocity of a car based on engine power

Is it possible to calculate the velocity of a car accelerating from rest at full capacity given the power of the engine and the mass of the car? I have a method of solving the velocity with respect to ...
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