A projectile is fired from point A with an initial velocity v0. (a) Show that the radius

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A projectile is fired from point A with an initial velocity v0.

(a) Show that the radius of curvature of the trajectory of the projectile reaches its minimum value at the highest point B of the trajectory.

(b) Denoting by θ the angle formed by the trajectory and the horizontal at a given point C, show that the radius of curvature of the trajectory at C is ρ = ρmin / cos3 θ

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Vector Mechanics for Engineers Statics and Dynamics

ISBN: 978-0073212227

8th Edition

Authors: Ferdinand Beer, E. Russell Johnston, Jr., Elliot Eisenberg, William Clausen, David Mazurek, Phillip Cornwell

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