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Grade 12th passMechanics

How to form a equation of a projectile motion along X-Y Cordinate System? What is Trajectory of a motion?

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14 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Profile image of Chetan Mandayam Nayakar
ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer14 Years ago

find the vertical and horizontal velocities as functions of time, then eliminate t from the two expressions

y=xtan(theta)-((gx2)/(2v2cos2(theta)))

v is initial speed, the trajectory is a parabola