(b) What value of maximizes the surface area under the trajectory curve? · OlympiadBench #955

Physics · mechanics

Problem

(b) What value of

\theta

maximizes the surface area under the trajectory curve? Given constants: 2. Trajectory of a point mass A point mass on the ground is thrown with initial velocity

\vec{v}_{0}

that makes an angle

\theta

with the horizontal. Assuming that air friction is negligible, Context question: (a) What value of

\theta

maximizes the range? Context answer:

\frac{\pi}{4}

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