Path of Projectile

Path of Projectile#

The path traced out by a particle projected with a speed \(u\) at an angle \(\alpha\) measured up from the horizontal tends to resemble a parabola under the absence of air resistance as shown below.

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Part 1#

If, however, a constant force of air resistance does act on the particle throughout its motion in both the vertical and horizontal directions, which of the paths below best simulate the resulting motion?

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Answer Section#

  • Path 1

  • Path 2

  • Path 3

Attribution#

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