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In a battle field of ancient times a soldier with a catapult

Last updated: 6/10/2023

In a battle field of ancient times a soldier with a catapult

In a battle field of ancient times a soldier with a catapult stationed on the top of a very high cliff notices camps of enemy close to the bottom of the cliff as shown in the figure Stones can be launched from the catapult with a speed u 40 m s at an angle 0 60 above the horizontal If the air resistance reduces speed of the stone at a rate k 0 1 m s m and there is no wind at what horizontal separation from the enemy camps should the soldier install the catapult to hit the enemy camps