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Intro to Projectile Motion: Horizontal Launch
5. Projectile Motion / Intro to Projectile Motion: Horizontal Launch / Problem 3

A missile is fired with a take-off speed of 120 m/s at an angle θ with respect to the ground. It experiences a horizontal acceleration of 50 m/s2 along the x-axis in a direction opposite to the motion. Determine the value of θ so that the missile will cover the maximum distance.

Hint: use the following expression d/dθ(A•cosθ•sinθ - B•sin2θ) = A•cos(2θ) - B•sin(2θ)

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