Dynamics 2e 505
Problem 3.66
Revisiting Example 3.7, assume that the drag force in the
x
direction is proportional to the square of the
x
component of velocity, but that the ball’s trajectory is shallow enough to neglect the drag force in the
y
direction. Using this assumption, letting
O
be the initial position of the ball, and letting the ball’s initial
velocity have a magnitude
v0
and letting it form an angle
✓0
with the
x
axis, determine an expression for
the trajectory of the ball of the form yDy.x/.
Solution
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