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Q: Two different projectiles are launched with identical speeds. One is launched at an angle of 30° to the horizontal, and the other is launched at an angle of 60° to the horizontal. How will their flight times and horizontal distances traveled compare?
I thought they would both be different, but it states that the distances would be equal, and the flight times would be different. I'm not really understanding this. I always thought that with constant velocities, we reach a maximum distance at 45 degrees, and anything above and below these angles, we would have a reduced distance, Just like how if we launched at a 80 degree angle, its not doing to go very far? 😕
EDIT:
...I'm an idiot. +15 degrees, -15 degrees from 45 = the same distance. Shows over folks, nothing to see here.
I thought they would both be different, but it states that the distances would be equal, and the flight times would be different. I'm not really understanding this. I always thought that with constant velocities, we reach a maximum distance at 45 degrees, and anything above and below these angles, we would have a reduced distance, Just like how if we launched at a 80 degree angle, its not doing to go very far? 😕
EDIT:
...I'm an idiot. +15 degrees, -15 degrees from 45 = the same distance. Shows over folks, nothing to see here.
