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Trajectory Range

Description

A trajectory or flight path is the path that a moving object follows through space as a function of time. A trajectory can be described mathematically either by the geometry of the path, or as the position of the object over time. The range of a projectile following a ballistic trajectory is the greatest distance the object travels along the x-axis. The x-axis is parallel to the ground and the y axis perpendicular to it ( parallel to the gravitational field lines ) and is depended on the initial velocity and the initial angle.

Related formulas

Variables

RRange (m)
uInitial Velocity (m/s)
θInitial elevation angle (the angle at which said object is released) (radian)
gStandard gravity