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A 12-kg projectile is launched vertically upward with an initial speed of 35 m/s from a football field in Minneapolis, MN. (a) Calculate the magnitude and direction of the Coriolis force (see Multiple Choice question 8 and Section 5-6) on the projectile shortly after the projectile is launched. (b) What is the approximate direction of the Coriolis force on the projectile while the projectile is heading back toward the Earth? (c) Will the projectile return to the original launch point? If not, in which direction will it land relative to the launch point?

A 12-kg projectile is launched vertically upward with an initial speed of 35 m/s from a football field in Minneapolis, MN. (a) Calculate the magnitude and direction of the Coriolis force (see Multiple Choice question 8 and Section 5-6) on the projectile shortly after the projectile is launched. (b) What is the approximate direction of the Coriolis force on the projectile while the projectile is heading back toward the Earth? (c) Will the projectile return to the original launch point? If not, in which direction will it land relative to the launch point?

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Navjyot Kalra
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8 years ago
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