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Projectile Motion physics problems
Projectile Motion Physics example question
A softball is thrown from the roof of the gym with a horizontal velocity of 36.6 m/s and lands 97.2 meters away. How tall is the building?
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Projectile Motion calculus problems
Projectile Motion In Two Dimensions problem example
An object is launched at angle from the horizontal with initial speed Vo = 98 meters per second. Determine the time of flight and the horizontal range of the projectile.
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Projectile Motion “Baseball Pitcher” example question
A baseball pitcher releases the ball horizontally from a height of 6 feet with an initial velocity of 130 feet per second. Find the height of the ball when it reaches home plate 60 feet away.
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Theoretical Projectile Motion example
Show that an object dropped from a height of H feet will hit the ground at time seconds with impact velocity
feet per second.
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Parametric Equation problems
Parametric Equation Sketch & X–Y Equation Conversion example question
Sketch the given Parametric Equation and find its corresponding X–Y Equation:
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Parametric Equation Sketch & X–Y Equation Conversion example problem
Sketch the given Parametric Equation and find its equivalent X–Y Equation:
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Parametric Equation Sketch & X–Y Equation Conversion example
Find Parametric Equations from the given X–Y equation:
Circle with radius 3, centered at (2, 1) and drawn counterclockwise.
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Parametric Equation Sketch & X–Y Equation Conversion example question
Derive Parametric Equations from the given X–Y equation:
Line from (-2, 4) to (6, 1).
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Parametric Equation Sketch & X–Y Equation Conversion example problem
Find Parametric Equations by using the given X–Y equation:
from (2, -2) to (0, 2).
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Parametric Equations: Points of Intersection of Two Curves example
Find the coordinates of the points of Intersection of two given Parametric Curves:
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Parametric Equations of a PROJECTILE example problem
A projectile is fired at an angle of inclination α, with 0 < α < π/2, at an initial speed of vo. Parametric equations for its path can be shown to be x = votcos(α), y = votsin(α) – (gt ²)/2, with t representing time.
a) Eliminate the t parameter and find the value of t when the projectile hits the ground.
b) Sketch the path of the projectile for the case α = π/6, vo = 32 ft/sec, g = 32 ft/sec ².
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Parametric Equations: Object Position, Velocity & Speed example question
Find the Position, Velocity and Speed of an Object by using the following Parametric Equation:
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Slope of the Parametric Curve example problem
Find the Slope of the Tangent Line to the Curve
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Parametric Curves: Coordinates of the Points of Vertical & Horizontal Tangent Lines example
Find the Coordinates of the Points of Vertical and Horizontal Tangent Lines to the Curve
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Parametric Curves: Arc Length example question
Find the Arc Length of a Parametric Curve
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Parametric Curves: Area example problem
Find the Area enclosed by a Parametric Curve
in the interval
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