Essential University Physics (3rd Edition)
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Author: Richard Wolfson
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Chapter 3, Problem 83P
Differentiate the trajectory Equation 3.14 to find its slope, tan θ = dy/dx, and show that the slope is in the direction of the projectile’s velocity, as given by Equations 3.10 and 3.11.
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