Re: Trajectory problem pls help

From: Steven Gray (sgray2_at_NOcfl.rr.comSPAM)
Date: 03/08/05 

Date: Tue, 08 Mar 2005 03:41:04 GMT

ilonajohn@netzero-dot-com.no-spam.invalid (jrivanov) wrote in news:4227f362
$3_2@127.0.0.1:

> P.S. I thought system of equations using constant acceleration
> formulas trying to figure horizontal velocity. then I thought time
> in the air starting from the vertex and doubling time for total time.

You're on the right track. Go with that doubling time idea and get time as
a function of the initial vertical component of velocity. Then also
express time to go the given horizontal distance in terms of the horizontal
component of velocity. I'm sure you'll see where to go from there. 

-- 
Steve Gray
sgray2@cfl.rr.com

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