If a projectile is fired due east from a point on the surface of Earth at a

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If a projectile is fired due east from a point on the surface of Earth at a northern latitude λ with a velocity of magnitude V0 and at an angle of inclination to the horizontal of a, show that the lateral deflection when the projectile strikes Earth is


4V • w sin A• sin 'a cos a

Where w is the rotation frequency of Earth.
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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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