A long-range ballistic trajectory between Points A and B on the earth's surface consists of a portion

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A long-range ballistic trajectory between Points A and B on the earth's surface consists of a portion of an ellipse with the apogee at Point C. Knowing that Point C is 1500 km above the surface of the earth and the range R ( of the trajectory is 6000 km, determine

(a) The velocity of the projectile at C,

(b) The eccentricity ( of the trajectory.

A long-range ballistic trajectory between Points A and B on
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Vector Mechanics for Engineers Statics and Dynamics

ISBN: 978-0073398242

11th edition

Authors: Ferdinand Beer, E. Russell Johnston Jr., David Mazurek, Phillip Cornwell, Brian Self

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