Question

A projectile is fired with an initial speed of 51.2 m/s at an angle of 44.5 degrees above the horizontal on a long flat firing range. Determine the following: a. The maximum height reached by the projectile. b. The total time in the air. c. The total horizontal distance covered (that is, the range)

Answer 1

Use the projectile motion equations

H = v^2 x sin^2(θ) ÷ 2g

t = 2 x v x sinθ ÷ g

R = v^2 x sin2θ ÷ g