1. 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)
  2. The hang-time (ttotal) must be determined by one of these two formulas:
    • ttotal = (2Vy/g)
    • ttotal = (0.204Vy)
  3. Once you know the hang-time, you can calculate maximum range (xmax):
    • xmax = Vx ttotal
  4. You can calculate the time (t1/2) at which the ball is at its peak height:
    • t1/2 = 0.5 ttotal
  5. 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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