Tag: Projectiles
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Shooting a cannon downhill
The question: If you are on a downhill slope with angle , what’s the optimum angle to fire a projectile to get the maximum range? This was a Reddit question. I was surprised at how simple the answer turned out to be. Introductory physics projectile problems almost always involve firing a projectile on flat ground.…
Terra Physicae Mathematicaeque (Terra-Phy) 