A projectile is shot from the ground at an angle of #pi/6 # and a speed of #4 m/s#. When the projectile is at its maximum height, what will its distance, factoring in height and horizontal distance, from the starting point be?
1 Answer
Nov 25, 2016
The maximum height is
The horizontal distance is
Explanation:
The maximum height is when the vertical component of the velocity
We use the equation
The time to reach the greatest height is
The horizontal distance is
graph{y=(-5x^2/12)+0.58x [-0.819, 1.881, -0.032, 1.318]}