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- Let's assume we have a non-rotating planet of radius R and we launched a projectile with initial speed v_0 at angle theta to the tangent plane to the surface. Let's further simplify the situation by assuming that we have constant magnitude acceleration of g. What would be the "range" of the projectile? That is, how far away along the surface from the launch point would the object land?
I figured this would be a problem in some classical mechanics book but so far I can't find an answer anywhere. Assume there is no drag or lift, and since the planet is not rotating we don't have to worry about Coriolis effects. I'm working on a solution but I want to see if my work is correct. Surely this is a problem somewhere? Any one got an answer?