Schaum's Outline of College Physics, Twelfth Edition (Schaum's Outlines)
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ISBN: 9781259587399
Author: Eugene Hecht
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 2, Problem 44SP
A body projected upward from the level ground at an angle of
has an initial speed of 40 m/s. (a) How long will it take to hit the ground? (b) How far
from the starting point will it strike? (c) At what angle with the horizontal will it strike?
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