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Raios168
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Homework Statement
Question says there is a car moving at 2 m/s and a projectile is launched from top of the car at a speed of 7 m/s relative to the car. They give the angle as 25 degrees above the horizontal but then ask what is the angle that it makes with ground when it finally lands? My first thought was that it would be the same as the launching angle since it would follow a parabolic path, but the answer to the question is not 25 degrees. So why is this the case, what am I not understanding?
To put it simply, if a projectile is launched from ground level at an angle theta then will it have that same angle when it lands? Thanks in advance.[/B]