- The velocity must be broken into horizontal (Vx)
and vertical (Vy) components according to the
following formulas:
- Vx
= V cos(theta)
- Vy
= V sin(theta)
- The hang-time (ttotal) must be determined by one
of these two formulas:
- ttotal
= (2Vy/g)
- ttotal
= (0.204Vy)
- Once you know the hang-time, you can calculate maximum range (xmax):
- You can calculate the time (t1/2) at which the
ball is at its peak height:
- And you can calculate the peak height (ymax),
using one of these two formulas:
- ymax
= vy(t1/2) - 1/2g(t1/2)2
- ymax
= vy(t1/2) - 0.49(t1/2)2
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