A projectile is fired with a velocity of 20 ms\(^{-1}\) at an angle of 40° to the horizontal. Determine the components of the velocity of the projectile at ...
A projectile is fired with a velocity of 20 ms\(^{-1}\) at an angle of 40° to the horizontal. Determine the components of the velocity of the projectile at its maximum height.
The initial velocity components are \(u_x = u\cos\theta\) (horizontal) and \(u_y = u\sin\theta\) (vertical), with \(u = 20\ \text{m s}^{-1}\), \(\theta = 40^\circ\).
At maximum height the vertical component of velocity is momentarily zero (the projectile stops rising). Only the horizontal component remains, and it is unchanged throughout the flight:
The initial velocity components are \(u_x = u\cos\theta\) (horizontal) and \(u_y = u\sin\theta\) (vertical), with \(u = 20\ \text{m s}^{-1}\), \(\theta = 40^\circ\).
At maximum height the vertical component of velocity is momentarily zero (the projectile stops rising). Only the horizontal component remains, and it is unchanged throughout the flight: